Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: December 11, 2008
• Invested on: February 04, 2010

Mark Barnard, M.B.
Andrew Douglas Hilderman, M.B.
Michael David Landry, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On July 22, 2007, Mark Barnard, Andrew Hilderman and Michael Landry rescued a woman from a burning vehicle, in Spallumcheen, British Columbia. The out-of-control vehicle had flipped into a ditch and caught fire. The passenger escaped but the driver remained trapped inside the wreck. While witnesses attempted to smother the flames, Mr. Barnard tried, in vain, to unlatch the woman's seat belt. Meanwhile, Mr. Landry obtained a knife, crawled inside the car and cut the victim's seat belt. The three rescuers then grabbed the driver and pulled her to safety, moments before the vehicle's gas tank exploded.