Autumn Kirks and her boyfriend, Lannis Ward, were both working the night shift at a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, when a massive tornado struck.
Autumn Kirks comforts her children, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Mayfield, Ky. Her boyfriend, Lannis Ward, has been missing since a tornado leveled the candle factory where they worked.
Autumn Kirks brought a photo of her boyfriend to the recovery center and described his tattoo, scars and other features. She said the authorities asked her to bring back a glass or bath sponge or something that might have his DNA on it to potentially help identify him. “They said, ‘Duck and cover,″ she recalled. “I pulled my safety goggles down, jumped under the closest thing, and seconds later I looked to my left and instead of wall there was sky and lightning and just destruction everywhere.”
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