Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2012-06-14
Invested on: 2012-10-12
Guillaume Langlois, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On September 1, 2010, Guillaume Langlois risked his life to rescue a suicidal woman who had jumped onto the subway tracks, in Montréal, Quebec. Mr. Langlois was at the station when he noticed a gathering of people near the edge of the platform. He went to investigate and saw a young woman stretched out onto the tracks. Fearing that she could touch the rails and possibly be electrocuted, Mr. Langlois jumped down to help her, but the woman refused to get up. Knowing full well that a train could come by at any minute, Mr. Langlois decided to stay with her until emergency personnel came down to the tracks to help bring the woman into protective custody.