Ashley Schwamm

How quickly do you figure that out?

Motor vehicle records showed James Schwamm lived 10 miles west of the Blue Mountains in the town of Collingwood.

Detective Schiffman, along with two uniformed officers, headed straight to his house and rang the doorbell.

But no one was home.

James was a firefighter.

Based on the photo, it looked like he worked at a station just outside of Toronto.

The detective had a friend who also worked there.

Take us to that moment where your phone rings and it's your friend, you know, from the OPP.

Yeah.

He was asking me immediately about James Schwamm.

You work with James Schwamm, yes.

You're friends with James Schwamm, yes.

Would there be any reason that he'd be up near the ski hill?

And I was like, yeah, there's some fresh snow to be had and he's probably out skiing or probably trying to get out there really early.

Then the detective told her about the accident.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but we have reason to believe that James Schwamm has passed.

I remember hanging up and just having a panic attack, like had a full-blown panic attack.

She tried calling James, but he didn't answer.

So I left this voicemail and it was like the saddest thing ever.

What did you say?