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09-29-2003, 06:15 AM
EDMONTON - Medal of bravery winner Robert Cardinal died in hospital Saturday, 21/2 years after being badly burned while searching for his young nephew in a blazing apartment. The 34-year-old man had been in hospital since the incident in April 2001 and was unable to travel to Ottawa on Sept. 12 to receive the Governor General's Medal of Bravery.

Source: The Edmonton Journal... (http://www.firehall.com/cgi-bin/refer?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=8428cfb1-0018-4684-9e00-465c6c6ff408&s=35214620.5798821&linkid=238&parent=news)