André J. Maillet, M.B.
J. Robert Maillet, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On January 28, 2010, André Maillet and his nephew, Robert Maillet, both fishermen, saved two people from drowning in Bouctouche Bay, in New Brunswick. The rescuers saw, from a distance, that the ice had given out beneath a snowmobile and sled, causing a woman and her elderly father to plunge into the water. The men quickly grabbed an axe and a rope and ran to the scene. They then tied their rope to the sled's rope and pulled the sled along the firm surface to the edge of the hole. The man was then able to lift himself onto the ice and crawl to the rescuers, with the woman following behind. The victims were then brought safely to shore.