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Mr. Régis Lévesque

Québec, Quebec

Decorations for Bravery

  • Medal of Bravery

    Awarded on: 2005-04-28
    Invested on: 2005-12-02
    On April 23, 2004, Régis Lévesque rescued a man from his burning apartment in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec. A forceful explosion had severely damaged the two-storey house and knocked down the balcony and stairs of the second floor apartment in which the man remained trapped. Without concern for his own safety, Mr. Lévesque climbed the four-metre-high pile of glass and debris in order to reach the dazed victim, who was tottering on the doorstep of his flaming apartment. Mr. Lévesque then grabbed the injured man and, carrying him on his shoulder, climbed down the rubble back to safety, shortly before the house was completely destroyed by the flames.