OPP Constable Micheal Edmond Cholette, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On January 29, 2006, Constable Micheal Cholette rescued a woman from the veranda roof of a house on fire, in Athens Township, Ontario. Constable Cholette was patrolling the area when he heard the calls of the victim screaming for help. Locating the house on fire, he immediately ran to the porch. He climbed up the steel rail banister until he was at eye level with the roof. He then kicked out the porch window and used the frame to boost himself up. After instructing the woman to slide forward until she reached the edge of the roof, he lowered her safely to the ground. Although suffering from smoke inhalation, he then ran into the house twice to look for other victims, but was forced back by the thick smoke and flames. Sadly, the fire claimed the life of the woman's husband.