Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2009-06-30
Invested on: 2010-10-22
Elaine Dare, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On February 29, 2008, Elaine Dare rescued two people whose snowmobiles had broken through the ice of Lake Restoule, Ontario. During an excursion, the snowmobilers had lost sight of the marked trail in the dark and snowy conditions, when two of the riders ended up half-submerged in the freezing water. With her friends gripping the edge of the ice to stay afloat, Mrs. Dare immediately drove off to get help. She followed a set of distant lights towards a house, where she obtained a rope and then raced back to her friends. Standing on the slippery, unsafe ice, Mrs. Dare threw the rope to the victims until she succeeded in pulling them both to safety. They were then brought to a nearby building, where they waited until an ambulance arrived.