Sergeant Paul Charles Avanthay, M.B.
Constable Norbert Alexander Constant, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On October 28, 2009, RCMP Sergeant Paul Avanthay and Constable Norbert Constant rescued a suicidal woman who had jumped from a hydro dam into the Winnipeg River, in Powerview, Manitoba. Both men entered the freezing water and, wading against the powerful current, brought the woman to shore.