Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 16, 2004
• Invested on: February 04, 2005

Jeff Bradt, M.B.
Gregory V. Morozov, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On July 19, 2003, while trying to save his younger brother from drowning, 18-year-old Jeff Bradt was rescued by Gregory Morozov in Lake Erie, off Point Pelee National Park, Ontario. Jeff's 16-year-old brother had walked some 500 metres into the lake on a sandbar when a strong current swept him into treacherous waters. Jeff jumped in after him but he too was carried out into the surf and unable to reach his brother who disappeared under the surface and drowned. Alerted to the situation from shore, Mr. Morozov grabbed a life ring and swam out to Jeff, some 300 metres off the tip of the point. Battling the powerful flows, he reached the exhausted teenager, placed the buoy over him and swam with him in tow until they reached the shore, some 15 minutes later.