Sylvain Tremblay, M.B.
Métabetchouan-Lac-à-La-Croix, Quebec
Medal of Bravery
On December 8, 2014, Sylvain Tremblay rescued a man who was in danger of drowning at the Mont-Wright mine site in Fermont, Quebec. The driver was trapped in his tractor cab as it started sinking into the lake at the bottom of the open-pit mine. Mr. Tremblay received a distress call about the accident and quickly ran to the scene. Using a punch tool, he broke the cabin glass and lifted the unconscious victim out of the submerged tractor. He then put the victim on his back and, jumping onto broken pieces of ice, brought him back to safety.