Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2019-02-25
Invested on: 2021-09-17
John Schuiteboer, M.B.
Breckenridge, Quebec
On December 25, 2017, John Schuiteboer saved the life of a young woman who was critically injured in a car accident in Luskville, Quebec. In the early hours of Christmas Day, a car collided with a hydroelectric pole, severely electrocuting the driver. Several hours later, Mr. Schuiteboer spotted the wreckage on his drive home. Ignoring the presence of live wires on the snowy ground, Mr. Schuiteboer immediately ran to assist the victim, who was now immobilized and suffering from hypothermia. Despite the heightened risk of a fatal shock, he returned to his truck to call emergency services and then went to and from his vehicle, retrieving water for the victim until help arrived.