Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: December 15, 2016
• Invested on: June 12, 2017

Constable Stephanie Pelley, M.B.
Constable Charley Torres, M.B.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Medal of Bravery

On November 9, 2015, constables Stephanie Pelley and Charley Torres, of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, rescued a distressed woman who was in danger of drowning in the ocean in Flatrock, Newfoundland and Labrador. The officers had been trying to keep the woman from jumping off a rocky embankment into the waves, to no avail. They dove into the cold water to reach the victim, whose foot had become wedged between two rocks. Despite the surf crashing over their heads, the constables freed the struggling woman and returned her safely to shore.