TIFTON — The crew of Tift County Fire Station No. 51 on Tifton-Eldorado Road had a special visitor Thursday afternoon.

Missi Cyree, a Worth County resident, dropped by to thank the fire department, paramedic and air evac crews she said saved her life in a January 2017 crash that left her severely injured.

To be alive, Cyree said, “Couldn’t be possible without y’all. I’m very grateful.”

Capt. Billy Young of Tift County Fire/Rescue said his crew responded to a motor vehicle accident Jan. 16 at 6:12 p.m. in the area of Salem Church Road and W.B. Parks Road. Fire/Rescue officials from Stations 51, 52 and 59 were on the scene.

After assessing Cyree on site, air evac was requested.

Cyree gave a long rundown of her injuries in the crash, which included a nearly severed left arm (which has required 14 surgeries), both legs broken, two breaks in her left heel, seven broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade and a collapsed left lung.

She was hospitalized five and a half months.

“I feel liberated again to be mobile,” she said.

Cyree said she has no memory of the accident. She said she was told it was likely her vehicle ran off the right side of the road and she overcorrected while trying to go left. The vehicle flipped several times. Cyree was partially ejected after a few flips and totally ejected as the vehicle continued to flip.

Chief Alver Horton said to Cyree that as soon as they were notified of the accident, air evac was immediately notified.

Lt. Dillan Pool, Sgt. Travis Detweiler, Horton, paramedics Stacy Searcy and Justin McCrary, firefighters Randall Howell and Taylor Ellis and air evac’s Molly Bond were the crew members who responded to Cyree’s accident, Young said.

Cyree presented mugs with dual fire/rescue and paramedic logos to the crew members. The mugs were filled with Life Savers candy.

“I wanted to reach out to you,” said Cyree. “I appreciate each and every one of you.”

Cyree said to the crew she had no idea how many lives they had saved, but “By golly, I appreciate you saving mine.”

Cyree has not been a stranger to health scares. She has twice been diagnosed with breast cancer.