Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2018-02-15
Invested on: 2018-06-05
Montreal, Quebec
On June 23, 2015, Marco Berardinucci saved a young swimmer who had been overwhelmed by the wake of a passing ferry in the St. Lawrence River, in Montréal, Quebec. Hearing the victim’s cries for help, Mr. Berardinucci swam out to the sinking man and dove down to retrieve him from beneath the surface. He then towed the unconscious man through rough waters until he reached the shore, where bystanders helped pull the victim to safety.