A man who was cut in half by a forklift truck has said he was left 'disappointed' by how his friends reacted in 2019, following his horrendous injury.ย
Loren Schauers was driving the industrial truck across a bridge when he veered off, plummeted 50ft and found himself pinned to the ground beneath the massive vehicle in Great Falls, Montana, on September 27 2019.
Despite the accident leaving Mr Schauers paralysed from the waist down, he revealed at the time how some of his friends were 'reclusive' following the incident. 
Loren replied: 'I've been mostly disappointed by most of them, I'd say.'
Sabia continued: 'I've been a little surprised by some of them.'
Loren went on to explain that 'a couple of friends came out of the woodworks and have been really supportive'.
However, 'other friends totally reverted and have been reclusive', he added.
In September 2022, the couple shared a YouTube video showing a compilation of footage from their life together following Loren's accident - including their wedding in February 2021.
The couple have also bought their own home since the terrifying incident.ย
The accident itself occurred when Loren was working as a laborer on a construction site during a bridge rehabilitation job in September 2019.
He was driving a forklift over a highway bridge outside of Wilsal, Montana, when cars started illegally passing him in through the traffic lights.
The single lane was dramatically narrowed and as one car passed him, Loren veered too close to the bridge edge and the ground crumbled beneath him.
He attempted to jump from the falling forklift but his leg got trapped by the seatbelt, swinging him from the machinery as it plummeted 50ft down a steep hill.
An air ambulance landed on the bridge and pulled Loren up the hill on a stretcher before flying to a hospital in Bozeman, Montana, where he met his loved ones.
Loren completely lost his right forearm and hand in the accident, as well as breaking his right collarbone and shoulder.
He suffered a pulmonary embolism - a blockage in his lung artery - and needed a breathing tube.