Star of Courage

• Awarded on: June 20, 2013
• Invested on: December 05, 2013

Constable Jeff Smiley, S.C.
Star of Courage

Corporal Dwight Doyle, M.B.
Constable Shawn Fraser, M.B.
Constable Samantha McInnis, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On January 8, 2012, Fredericton Police Corporal Dwight Doyle and constables Shawn Fraser, Samantha McInnis and Jeff Smiley rescued an elderly woman from a vehicle submerged in the Saint John River, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The police officers had ventured out onto the unstable ice to reach the car, which was several metres from shore. Tethered by a rope, Constable Smiley put on a life jacket and jumped into the frigid water. He made his way to the vehicle, broke the window and pulled the unconscious victim out. He brought her to the edge of the ice, where the other officers helped pull them both out. Constables Fraser and McInnis fell through the ice several times while trying to resuscitate the woman. When she began to breathe on her own, Corporal Doyle helped them bring the woman to safety.