Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2011-02-17
Invested on: 2012-02-24
Ross P. Moore, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On March 15, 2007, Ross Moore rescued a man whose snowmobile had broken through the thin ice of the Oxtongue River, in Dwight, Ontario. From his home, Mr. Moore heard a cry for help and quickly made his way to the river. A young man was clinging to the edge of the ice and fighting the strong current. Without any hesitation, Mr. Moore crouched down onto the ice and approached the victim. He removed his sweatshirt and extended one of its sleeves to the man. The ice was cracking all around them as Mr. Moore pulled the man out. He walked the hypothermic victim back to his home until help arrived.