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Mr. Ryan Sterling Burry

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Decorations for Bravery

  • Medal of Bravery

    Awarded on: 2009-06-30
    Invested on: 2010-10-22
    Ryan Sterling Burry, M.B. Medal of Bravery On January 6, 2008, Ryan Burry rescued his aunt and her three-year-old daughter after their snowmobile had broken through the ice, in Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. During an excursion in the harbour, Mr. Burry, in the lead machine, turned to check on his aunt and cousin just as their vehicle began to sink. He rushed to the scene and crawled to the edge of the ice. He reached for the child and brought her to safety, then raced back to his aunt, who was clinging to the edge, weighed down by her waterlogged clothing. Mr. Burry pulled her up onto the ice, and drove her and the child to safety.