Yesterday, June 2nd, 2021, at the House of Assembly, Lela Evans, the Member of the House of Assembly for the Torngat Mountains paid a tribute to Travis Winters of Makkovik.
Evans says that she paid this tribute to Travis Winters for his bravery and courage after he rescued his uncle Harold during a boating accident that happened last year after his speedboat broke down and had to be towed.
His uncle was towing his boat and then his tow line got released that caused Harold to be knocked over into the frigid water.
Evans adds this created a dangerous situation, which caused the boat to be unmanned with the motor still running and circling Harold in the water.
This caused Harold of being hit by the boat and put him at risk of drowning.
Travis was unable to row his large boat to Harold to prevent him from being struck or to slip below the surface.
Travis was able to jump into the boat when the boat came close enough to jump which caused minor injuries to Travis.
Lela says please take this time in applauding Travis Winters of Makkovik for his bravery.