Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: April 28, 2011
• Invested on: October 28, 2011

Maxime Bondu, M.B.
Denis Diotte, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On March 18, 2009, Maxime Bondu and his father-in-law, Denis Diotte, saved two people from drowning, in Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain, Quebec. Mr. Bondu's mother and her spouse were returning from a day of fishing when the ice gave out under the weight of their ATV. Hearing their cries for help, Messrs. Bondu and Diotte ran to the scene and tried numerous times to rescue the victims, repeatedly falling into the water in the process. With a great deal of effort, the victims were eventually pulled out of the frigid waters by the rescuers and moved safely to shore.