Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 19, 2003
• Invested on: October 15, 2005

On August 23, 2002, 18-year-old Andrew Campbell saved his 14-year-old brother and two other boys from drowning at Inverness Beach Village, in Nova Scotia. Andrew and his brother were swimming during a family camping trip when they were caught in a strong undertow some ten metres from shore. Seeing that his brother was struggling to stay afloat, Andrew secured a body-board, swam back to the teenager and pulled him to shallower waters. Hearing other cries for help, he then made his way to two younger boys who were being swept farther out to sea by riptides. Although weakened by his previous efforts, he propped the victims onto the body-board and towed them toward the beach where they were helped to safety.