Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2010-04-22
Invested on: 2011-02-08
Pascale Pelletier, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On August 30, 2008, Pascale Pelletier rescued a man from a burning house, in Mercier, Quebec. The victim had been trying to put out a kitchen fire and rescue his pets, but soon became disoriented in the smoke-filled house. His neighbour, Pascale Pelletier, who was outside attempting to douse the flames with water from a garden hose, made a decision to go inside to rescue the victim. She wet a sweater, put it around her face and ran towards the burning kitchen. She had great difficulty breathing as she went up the stairs through the dark and thick smoke. She eventually located the severely burned victim and pulled him to safety.