Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 1980-01-28
Invested on: 1980-06-13
Ted Howard Heyworth, M.B.
George Brian Hunter, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
Ted Heyworth and George Hunter rescued a man from the wreckage of a helicopter which had crashed and burst into flames near Seymour Arm, British Columbia, on 8 August 1977. The men had been hoisting heavy equipment by means of the helicopter close to some power lines, with one man piloting and Messrs Heyworth and Hunter working on the ground. In the process the helicopter had come into contact with the lines and fell several metres to the ground. Flames broke out all round, but at grave risk Ted Heyworth and George Hunter reached inside the cockpit to unfasten the victim's seat belt and carried him several metres away. The rescuers then administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the pilot, but he died en route to the hospital.