Young Girl from Carleton Place Receives Bravery Award
A young girl from Carleton Place, Eastern Ontario recently received a bravery award along with 47 other people. Kelsea Roy saved her mother’s life when she was still 8 years old. Her mother fell through the ice into the freezing water while she was having a winter getaway with her daughter, Kelsea. She yelled at Kelsea emphatically, telling her to leave, fearing that she might also fall into the water, but Kelsea instead slithered along the dangerously thin ice, pulled he mother out and saved her life.
Governor General Michaelle Jean was the one who gave Kelsea the bravery decoration last Thursday along with 47 other brave and heroic people — 3 of which were Regina men who yanked a woman out of a burning vehicle just seconds before it exploded.
The bravery awards are intended to recognize acts of selflessness and heroics that rescued lives and sometimes sacrificing the rescuers own. 46 of the awardees received Medals of Bravery whilst 1 U.S. Coast Guard officer received the Star of Courage.
Some of the awards were given to people who have already died. The recipients who attended the ceremony which was held at Rideau Hall in Ottawa were composed of police officers, electricians, elevator repairman, soldiers, volunteer firefighters, and even children.
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