Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2005-09-15
Invested on: 2005-12-02
On March 29, 2004, Nancy Savard was severely injured after saving her son from being accidentally crushed under the family van in Saint-Hubert, Quebec. Mrs. Savard was moving the van out of their driveway when she saw her three-year-old son run behind the vehicle to retrieve a toy. She immediately stopped and made her way to her son at the back of the vehicle. As she grabbed hold of her child, the minivan began to roll backward and knocked them down, trapping them underneath. Mrs. Savard, though managing to push the boy out of harm's way while the vehicle continued down the slope, was crushed under the wheels of the van which finally came to a stop in the middle of the street, after dragging her for several metres.