Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 1983-01-17
Invested on: 1983-03-04
Lise MacDonald, M.B.
Lloyd J. MacDonald, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
At daybreak on 16 August 1981, while vacationing at Lac Vert, Lloyd MacDonald was alerted by his wife that a car had veered into a ditch near their summer cottage. Though the front of the car was in flames and the heat was extreme, Mr. MacDonald opened the door on the passenger's side. Through the smoke he saw the driver trapped between the seat and the dashboard. He reached inside but was unable to extricate the apparently unconscious man. Lise MacDonald then joined her husband and together they managed to drag the victim away from the fire. Unfortunately the driver was dead, having suffered a fatal heart attack at the wheel of his vehicle.