Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: September 11, 2012
• Invested on: June 07, 2013

Constable Toby Whinney, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On July 30, 2011 Ontario Provincial Police Constable Toby Whinney rescued two women from a burning vehicle, in Kingston, Ontario. A vehicle carrying three people was involved in an accident, causing it to flip onto its roof. Constable Whinney arrived within minutes of the incident just as fire erupted from the engine. He reached inside the car and cut the front passenger's seat belt. With another person's help, Constable Whinney pulled a woman out through the broken window. After putting out the fire momentarily, he crawled in through the broken rear window, and pulled out another passenger. Sadly, the driver could not be rescued.