Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: September 7, 2006
• Invested on: June 15, 2007

Sarah McLean, M.B
Medal of Bravery

On January 30, 2006, Sarah McLean rescued three people from a house that burst into flames after an explosion in Amherstburg, Ontario. On hearing the blast and seeing smoke coming from the house across the street, Ms. McLean, then four months pregnant, ran to investigate. Noticing that the occupants were still inside, she rushed to the front door, which a man was trying to kick open. Without concern for her own safety, Ms. McLean removed the frame of the blown out living room window and climbed inside the smoke-filled house. As the back of the house was engulfed in flames, she led the dazed occupants out through the window one by one before she left the house and guided the group to safety.