Raymond Doucette, M.B.
Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick
On February 5, 2016, Raymond Doucette rescued two people who had fallen from his all-terrain vehicle into the Tracadie River, near Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick. The ATV had veered off a path during a snowstorm and fallen through the thin ice. Mr. Doucette, who had jumped off of the ATV, immediately dove into the freezing water to save the two victims. Holding on to the edge of the ice to avoid being swept away, he grasped the female victim’s jacket, pulling her to the surface as the second victim clung to the other side of the hole. Nearly succumbing to the cold, they were then rescued by several bystanders on scene.