Eldred Burden Jr., M.B.
Christopher Larkham, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On February 7, 2009, Eldred Burden Jr. and Christopher Larkham rescued a friend whose snowmobile had broken through the ice of the Alexis River, in Mill Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. When the rescuers heard that their friend was in the water, they got on their machines and ventured out in the dark, on dangerous ice, to locate him. They conducted several sweeps along the river before they found him clinging to the ice near some open water. Mr. Burden carefully made his way over to the victim and grabbed him by the hand. After numerous attempts, he finally managed to pull the man out. Mr. Larkham then grabbed both men and pulled them to safer ice.