A 16-Year-Old Who Refused to Let Death Win
It was a summer afternoon on Georgian Bay when a kayak overturned — its owner, 40-year-old Christopher Robertson, vanishing beneath the waves, unconscious.

Most would have frozen.
But Jamey Ruth Klassen, just 16 years old, dove straight into the water.
She swam over 180 meters, each stroke against exhaustion, fear, and time.
Then, plunging 3 meters down, she found him — motionless at the bottom.
With strength far beyond her years, she lifted his body onto her shoulder and fought her way back to the surface.
Alone, she dragged him toward the shore — until a passing paddleboarder heard her cries and helped bring him the rest of the way.
Moments later, Robertson breathed again.
Alive.

Because a teenager refused to let him go.
For her bravery, Jamey Ruth Klassen received the Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism.
Proof that real heroes don’t always wear uniforms or capes.
Sometimes, they’re 16, fearless, and powered by nothing but courage and heart.
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