Green Lake rescue

Steven Murray Flynn, M.B., Pemberton, British Columbia
Vincent Lawrence Massey, M.B., Whistler, British Columbia
Paul Anthony Skelton, M.B., Pemberton, British Columbia
Medal of Bravery

On March 5, 2005, helicopter pilot Steven Flynn, search and rescue technician Vincent Massey and mountain rescuer Paul Skelton teamed up to rescue a stranded ice sailor who had broken through the ice on Green Lake, in Whistler, British Columbia. As he drove past the scene,
Mr. Flynn soon realized that responding emergency personnel needed assistance and that a helicopter rescue was needed. He rushed to a nearby heliport where he met with Messrs. Skelton and Massey. All three boarded an helicopter and, within minutes, they flew to the scene. While Mr. Flynn performed a precision hover, allowing the craft to get close to the ice, Messrs. Skelton and Massey reached for the hypothermic victim and pulled him safely into the helicopter.