Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2008-09-09
Invested on: 2009-06-19
Constable Nathalie Hervieux, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On May 30, 2005, Constable Nathalie Hervieux prevented a suicidal woman from jumping off the ledge of a terrace at St. Joseph's Oratory, in Montréal, Quebec. Arriving at the scene, the constable observed the woman sitting on the ledge of a lookout, some 18 metres from the ground. Fearing for the woman's safety, Constable Hervieux quickly made her way up the stairs and climbed over the security fence. Grabbing the woman by the belt with one hand, she desperately clung to the fence with the other. Once other officers arrived, they were able to pull the struggling woman and her rescuer to safety.