The nurse who attempted suicide by jumping in front of a train married the engineer who saved her.

In a moment of despair, a nurse who stepped onto the train tracks to commit suicide built a happy home with the train driver who saved her.

33-year-old mother of three, Charlotte Lay, was standing on the train tracks at Crossflatts Station in Bradford in 2019. At that moment, the approaching train's driver, 47-year-old Dave Lay, slowed down and stopped the train, then went to Charlotte. He talked to her for half an hour, helping her hold on to life.

Dave's heartfelt approach deeply affected Charlotte. The next day, she found Dave on Facebook and thanked him. Dave replied, "I'm here whenever you want to talk." Thus, a warm communication began between them.

After messaging for two months, they met for the first time and had coffee. Within three years, their friendship turned into love, and they got married while Charlotte was pregnant with their first child.

Charlotte describes that day: "I was wearing my nurse uniform on my way to work, but I felt very bad. I got off the train and sat on the platform. The dark thoughts inside me pulled me towards the tracks. When Dave's train arrived, he came to me and started talking to me. We talked about ordinary things, about life. This conversation connected me to life. Everything didn't seem so hard anymore."

Charlotte was struggling with mental health issues such as major depression, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and emotional instability. However, Dave's interest and understanding helped her hold on to life again.

Interestingly, Dave had no crisis management training. Charlotte was very surprised when she learned this. Dave simply said, "I told her things I wanted to say to people I couldn't save before."

This touching story shows that even in the deepest moments of despair, life can offer unexpected beauties. The story of Charlotte and Dave transformed into a life story that began in darkness but was illuminated by hope and love.