Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 21, 2007
• Invested on: February 29, 2008

Wayne Alton Russell, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On January 2, 2006, Wayne Russell rescued a friend whose snowmobile had broken through the ice, in the isolated community of William's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. Equipped with a rope, Mr. Russell drove his snowmobile towards his friend, but he too broke through the thin ice, twice. Both times, he managed to steer his machine back onto the frozen surface and kept himself from submerging in the freezing water. He eventually got close enough to throw the rope to secure the victim and pull him to safety. He then stayed with his friend until a boat came to rescue them both.