Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2006-11-16
Invested on: 2007-06-15
André Gagné, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On September 6, 2005, André Gagné rescued a colleague who had fallen into the Saint-Charles River in Quebec City, Quebec. The two men were repairing a bridge when the victim lost his footing on the scaffolding and fell over five metres into the cloudy waters of the river. Without any concern for his own safety, Mr. Gagné immediately jumped from a cement platform into the river to save him. He dove under the water four times before finding the unconscious man who had become trapped under the murky water almost three metres deep. Although he was exhausted, Mr. Gagné brought his colleague to the surface and swam five metres to a raft, where other workers were waiting to help them.