Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: November 27, 2014
• Invested on: May 01, 2015

Constable Clifford William John Peterson, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On December 8, 2013, Toronto Police Constable Clifford Peterson prevented a suicidal man from jumping onto a busy roadway in Toronto, Ontario. The man was sitting on an overpass railing with his legs dangling over the edge, some 35 metres above the road. Constable Peterson climbed up onto a concrete pillar and reached down to catch the victim as he began to slide off the railing. With his partner holding him by the legs, Constable Peterson held onto the struggling man and managed to pull him back up onto the bridge.