By Staff Writer - Vernon Morning Star Published: October 15, 2012 5:00 PM
A Lake Country RCMP officer was honoured on Friday with the Medal of Bravery for his actions during a collision in 2009. Sgt. Scott Rempel, a Vernon native and current
commander of the Lake Country RCMP detachment, was one of a number of
men and women presented the honour by Governor General David Johnston at
Ottawa’s Rideau Hall on Friday. After witnessing a vehicle collision near Vernon in
2009, Rempel, along with several other bystanders, ran to help the
occupants who were trapped in the vehicles which had caught fire. “Sgt. Rempel broke the window and climbed into one of
the vehicles to pull the disoriented driver out,” said RCMP spokesperson
Const. Kris Clark in a press release. Despite his efforts, and those of others at the scene, the driver did not survive. “Rempel was one of four RCMP members honoured whose
acts of bravery are a testament to the risks and the noble acts members
perform every day, not for recognition but out of a dedication to
keeping Canadians safe,” said Clark.
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