Calls for recognition for unsung hero Garda who rescued drowning man 40 years ago
A Fianna Fáil Senator will write to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to seek recognition for a hero guard who was never celebrated for saving a drowning man.
Mr Coonan said that the man was “laying on his back with his arms outstretched” and appeared to be unconscious. “He started resuscitation, an ambulance arrived, and Garda Coonan and the rescued man were both taken to hospital. Garda Coonan was back in uniform and ready for duty almost immediately. Mr Wilson told the Irish Mirror that he wants to track down the two passersby that assisted in the rescue. An article written in the Irish Press at the time reported that they were brothers named Terence and Joseph Hughes.Mr Wilson said: “[Mr Coonan] never received any recognition for it at all. I don’t know why.“I’m hoping that raising it in the Seanad will start some talk and I might be able to find the other men.
“It is a long, long time ago. I was only there for about five months. It was just one of those things that happened in the course of your career.
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