Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: October 30, 2008
• Invested on: September 15, 2009

Philippe O. Murphy, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On December 25, 2006, 18-year-old Philippe Murphy rescued his grandfather from a possible drowning, in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Quebec. While spending Christmas at the cottage, Philippe and members of his family went for a walk across the frozen lake to visit friends. Halfway to their destination, the grandfather fell through the ice. As the strong current pulled the elderly man towards the bottom, Philippe moved to the edge of the ice, and grabbed him by the coat. With great difficulty, he held onto his grandfather as family members made a human chain to pull them back onto safer ice.