Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 12, 2001
• Invested on: December 06, 2001

On April 25, 1998, Glenn Anthony White rescued a man from drowning after his snowmobile plunged into the icy Churchill River, in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. Mr. White was working at a nearby marina when he was alerted that two men had inadvertently driven into an opening in the ice and were struggling to get out of the freezing water. Without hesitation, Mr. White ran to the river and made his way onto the precariously thin surface, crawling as he neared the hole. While the first man managed to swim back towards the edge and pull himself out onto thicker ice, Mr. White, carefully inching out onto the cracking surface, reached into the extremely cold water and grabbed hold of the other man as he was sinking for the third time, pulled under by the strong current. Holding the semi-conscious victim by his jacket, he then hauled him out and together, they crawled on the ice until they reached the shore.