Canadian victim in London attack died in her fiance’s arms

This undated image provided by the Archibald family shows Christine Archibald. A Canadian woman who was among the several people killed in the London attacks on Saturday, June 3, 2017, has been identified by her family as Christine Archibald. The Archibald family said in a statement released by the Canadian government on Sunday that she worked in a homeless shelter until she moved to Europe to be with her fiance. (Courtesy of the Archibald family via AP) This undated image provided by the Archibald family shows Christine Archibald. A Canadian woman who was among the several people killed in the London attacks on Saturday, June 3, 2017, has been identified by her family as Christine Archibald. The Archibald family said in a statement released by the Canadian government on Sunday that she worked in a homeless shelter until she moved to Europe to be with her fiance. (Courtesy of the Archibald family via AP)

By Associated Press June 5, 2017 3 min read

TORONTO (AP) – Canadian social worker Christine Archibald is being remembered as a “bright light” for her profession as those who loved her launch an online campaign of compassionate acts after she was struck by a van of terrorists on London Bridge and died in her fiance’s arms.

The 30-year-old from Calgary, Alberta, had recently moved to the Netherlands to be with her fiance Tyler Ferguson, his sister Cassie Ferguson Rowe said. The couple was engaged three months ago.

Ferguson had been walking a few steps ahead of his fiancee on the bridge, and then held her as she died, said Ferguson Rowe.

“My baby brother lost the love of his life on the London bridge. In a split second, his entire life was ripped away from him,” Ferguson Rowe said.

Born and raised in Castlegar, British Columbia, Archibald had later lived in Calgary, where she worked at a homeless shelter before moving to Europe to be with Ferguson.