On April 19, 1994, Capt. Collingwood, a UN military observer in Croatia, worked his way through an uncleared minefield south of Plastovo to try to rescue a comrade severely injured during a mine clearance operation. He arrived on the scene to find the soldier lying in a pool of blood. Carefully making his way through the minefield, he discovered that the man was already dead. Capt. Collingwood made his way back to safety and guided the medical team in recovering the body.