Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: September 24, 2009
• Invested on: October 22, 2010

Doug Knill, M.B.
Samantha-Joe Larose, M.B.
Bruce Lavallee, M.B.
Daniel White, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On February 2, 2008, Samantha-Joe Larose, Doug Knill, Bruce Lavallee and Daniel White rescued a man after his snowmobile had gone through the ice on Lake Nipissing, Ontario. Ms. Larose and a friend were returning from an ice-fishing trip when they lost sight of the marked trail and ended up in open water. Ms. Larose climbed back onto solid ice, but fell in three more times trying to pull her friend out. Although numbed by the cold, she managed to get out again and waved down Messrs. Knill, Lavallee and White. Working as a team, the men made their way to the hole and pulled the victim onto thicker ice. They then drove the man and Ms. Larose to a nearby house to wait for an ambulance.