The Randolph County Sheriff's Office reunites with teen saved in 2021 crash.

It was a moment a Randolph County teen and first responders never could have expected.

More than a year after a car crash nearly took her life, and after months of rehab, she got to say thank you. It was an emotional reunion.

"When I got there I didn't think you were going to make it," Randolph County Sheriff's Deputy David Riffe said.

On January 31, 2021, Lindsey Aldrich was on her way to work at Hardee's but she never made it. First responders found her after she crashed on NC 159 in Randolph County.

"When I drove up and saw the car, my first thought was this is a fatality as bad as the wreck was," Riffe said.

First responders had to use the jaws of life but were able to get the seriously injured teen to the hospital.

While the scene felt grave, first responders had a glimmer of hope not far from where they worked. The crash happened right near Flag Springs Methodist Church.

"All I could do was just pray," Riffe said.
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