Four United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) paramedics have been recognized for their bravery during a dangerous situation in Bourget on May 11, 2023.
At the UCPR council meeting on Wednesday, May 27, OPP Inspector Normand Lamontagne presented paramedics Stéphane Hupé, Yann Bellfeuille, Christian Larochelle, and Jean-François Filion with Accolade Awards for Team Bravery.
“These individuals arrived with one purpose, to save lives,” Lamontagne said.
He explained how the paramedics thought they had arrived at a secure scene, but ended up walking into danger, and came face-to-face with an armed individual who had already opened fire on police officers. They aided injured police officers in an unsecured environment without protection.
“This is not simply professionalism, this is not simply duty, this is heroism,” Lamontagne said.
