Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: November 25, 2010
• Invested on: February 24, 2012

Brian Dean Fowlow, M.B.
Dennis William Robert Fowlow, M.B.
Tina Maryann Moores, M.B. (posthumous)
Sharon Rose Sparkes, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On August 15, 2009, Brian Fowlow, Dennis Fowlow, Tina Moores and her sister,
Sharon Sparkes, were instrumental in the rescue of a little girl from a possible drowning in an area known as Little Sandy, near Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador. The child had been playing with a friend in the water, when she slipped off a sandbank and fell into deeper water. The older girl alerted Mrs. Moores, who immediately ran into the lake and swam out to the victim. Upon reaching her, Mrs. Moores held the girl's head above water and struggled to stay afloat. Mrs. Sparkes swam out to them, grabbed the girl and started to make her way back against the strong current. At the same time, Dennis and Brian Fowlow swam out to help, reaching the pair just as others arrived by boat and were able to pull the unconscious girl onboard to begin CPR. The girl was finally revived, but sadly, Mrs. Moores disappeared beneath the surface of the water.