Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: September 15, 2011
• Invested on: February 24, 2012

Michel Bérubé, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On March 29, 2009, Michel Bérubé rescued his older brother whose snowmobile had broken through the ice on the St-Maurice River, in the Haute-Mauricie region of Quebec. Mr. Bérubé and his brother had been riding on separate machines when the older man travelled onto thinner ice and fell in. As he tried to save his brother, Mr. Bérubé, too, fell into the deep water. He managed to calm his frantic brother enough so that he could push him up onto solid ice before pulling himself out. He dragged his brother, who had become unresponsive, up the river bank. Over the next few hours, Mr. Bérubé worked relentlessly to keep his brother warm; he was able to bring him to a cottage in the forest, where he called for help.