Laura Elizabeth MacDonald, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On March 20, 2010, Laura MacDonald rescued a suicidal woman from Lake Ontario, in Kingston, Ontario. Ms. MacDonald had been walking with friends along the waterfront when they heard a woman's cries for help. They threw her a life ring and managed to pull her closer to shore, but could not get her onto the pier. Without any thought for her own safety, Ms. MacDonald jumped into the cold water and struggled to push the victim up to where her friends could grab her and pull her out. An ambulance brought the victim to the hospital, where she recovered.