Bravery award given posthumously to Nova Scotian who pulled three from sunken vehicle

A antheral who died trying to prevention 3 radical trapped by floodwaters is among 8 Nova Scotians awarded the province’s Medal of Bravery.

On July 22, 2023, Nicholas Holland, 52, and 3 others were driving done dense rainfall adjacent Brooklyn, N.S., erstwhile their conveyance was swept disconnected Highway 14 and filled with water.

Holland, who was from Ellershouse, N.S., freed the radical trapped inside, but helium and 14-year-old Terri-Lynn Keddy did not past the ordeal.

The bravery grant for Holland was presented posthumously by Premier Tim Houston during a ceremonial successful Halifax.

Halifax firefighters Kevin Corkum and Conor Scott were besides recognized for rescuing a antheral from his location connected May 28, 2023, arsenic an aggravated wildfire raced crossed Hammonds Plains and Upper Tantallon.

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As well, 14-year-old Alexander Munroe of Windsor Junction, N.S., won an grant for defending his parent and 2 younger brothers from a canine that attacked them connected March 6, 2023.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Oct. 22, 2024.