Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: September 15, 2016
• Invested on: December 08, 2016

Arliss Jackson, M.B.
CALMAR, ALBERTA
Adam Tarnowski, M.B.
ONOWAY, ALBERTA

On July 7, 2015, Arliss Jackson and Adam Tarnowski rescued an injured man from a burning vehicle on Highway 770, near Stony Plain, Alberta. The victim's truck had collided with a minivan, rolled into the ditch and caught fire, with the man's legs trapped under the dash. Messrs. Jackson and Tarnowski, who were driving by the scene, stopped their vehicles and rushed to assist. With Mr. Jackson's help, Mr. Tarnowski bent the window frame with his bare hands until he could free the victim's legs. Together, the two men pulled the driver out of the vehicle and, with the help of bystanders, carried him to safety moments before the truck was completely engulfed. Sadly, the driver of the minivan could not be rescued.