Heartbreaking stories have emerged from the recent California wildfire disaster, shedding light on the individuals who tragically lost their lives.

A devoted 67-year-old father, who was an amputee, made the heart-wrenching choice to remain behind to wait for an ambulance for his disabled son. Sadly, this decision cost them both their lives.

The untimely deaths of both father and son mark one of the most sorrowful events in a wildfire crisis that has seen magnificent homes in Hollywood reduced to ashes.

Anthony Mitchell and his son Justin were discovered deceased at their residence in Altadena, California, following a desperate attempt by family members to safeguard them from the encroaching flames.

Anthony’s daughter recounted the tragic circumstances surrounding the deaths of her father and brother, who were unable to evacuate as the fires advanced mercilessly.

She fondly described her father as a wonderful man, noting the anguish of learning about their deaths and the dire situation they were in at their life’s end, which she knows will forever haunt her memories.

One of her last conversations with her father came as he stood in the backyard, expressing the urgent need to depart because a fire had suddenly erupted nearby.