During the afternoon of August 25, 2010, while hiking along an isolated seaside trail in Kejimkujik National Park, Nancy McBay came across three children and an adult who were captured in an ocean rip current.The four individuals were being swept out to sea.

Fortunately the three children were safely returned to the shore but the adult who had gone in to help the children was unable to make it back and continued to be swept out to sea.

Without hesitation, Ms. McBay swam through the rocky, rough waters to save the individual. Ms. McBay risked her own life to save another, as emergency responders had to travel by foot and an all terrain vehicle to reach the isolated area. Response time was delayed, and Ms. McBay’s quick actions resulted in the victim being brought safely to shore before emergency personnel arrived.