Justin Tak Chan, M.B. (posthumous)
Medal of Bravery
On August 6, 2011, Justin Tak Chan lost his life trying to rescue his girlfriend who had been swept away in the Cheakamus River, in Whistler, British Columbia. During a fishing expedition, the woman suddenly lost her footing. Mr. Chan jumped in to grab hold of his girlfriend, but the current was too powerful. Unfortunately, they both perished.