DENVER (KDVR) — A Lakewood man who went missing on Oct. 27 has since been found but hospitalized with severe burns over most of his body.
Lynsey Blazer, the wife of the hospitalized man, said she didn’t know about his hospitalization until several days later. Hospital staff had trouble identifing Blazer’s common-law husband, Tyler Padilla, because of the severity of his burns.
She was so concerned she filed a missing person’s report. It wasn’t until several days later, that she was able to track the 28-year-old to an Aurora hospital bed.
Blazer says Padilla was hit by an SUV while riding his motorcycle on Oct. 27, which caught on fire and left Padilla with burns over 68% of his body. He remains in a body cast.
“This is just gonna be such a long road for him,” she said.
The couple has three young children and Padilla is their primary source of income. If you would like to help the family, a GoFundMe has been established to help.
