Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: March 1, 2012
• Invested on: October 12, 2012

Detective Constable Bradley William Fraser, M.B.
Jacqueline Lorraine Vanderwood, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On January 29, 2009, Detective Constable Brad Fraser, of the Victoria Police Department, and Jacqueline Vanderwood rescued an injured woman from a damaged vehicle following a head-on collision, near Valemount, British Columbia. Detective Constable Fraser and Ms. Vanderwood were driving by when they spotted the wrecked cars: smoke billowed from the engines and fuel leaked onto the pavement. The occupants of the first vehicle had not survived the collision, but the three passengers in the second car were still alive. While other passersby pried open the front doors to retrieve the driver and front passenger, Detective Constable Fraser crawled through a small opening of the rear door to reach a woman in the back seat. Fearing that the fuel could catch fire at any moment, Detective Constable Fraser quickly untied the woman's seat belt and, with the help of Ms. Vanderwood, carried her to safety. All three victims of the second vehicle survived.