Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: December 16, 2004
• Invested on: June 24, 2005

Jesse Richard Elliott, M.B. (posthumous)
Adam Wall, M.B. (posthumous)
Medal of Bravery

On March 8, 2001, 18-year-old Jesse Elliott and 16-year-old Adam Wall lost their lives while trying to rescue a friend who had fallen into the ice-filled bay of Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. The cousins and two other teenagers were at the seashore watching the waves from a three-meter high, ice-and-snow-covered rock when a chunk broke off, sending the boy into the seething mass of ice and freezing water. While one teenager ran for help, Jesse jumped in after him and tried to reach his side, but the boy disappeared below the surface before Jesse could save him. Seeing that Jesse was in trouble, Adam then leapt into the Atlantic Ocean. Jesse and Adam, holding on to each other, managed to grab a rope thrown to them from shore when they were struck by a slab of ice and drowned.