Steven J. Panteluk saved Shirley Hein from burning, Selkirk, Manitoba, March 31, 1981. Following a highway accident, Mrs. Hein, 30, was pinned, semi-conscious, in the front-seat area of a burning aubomobile. Panteluk, 29, truck driver, ran to the auto and, despite intense heat and flames which engulfed the rear-seat area, opened the passenger door and entered the auto. Kneeling on the seat, he seized Mrs. Hein and pulled, freeing her. He backed with her from the auto, then caried her to safety shortly before the entire auto was engulfed in flames. Mrs. Hein recovered from her injuries.
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