Local hero praised for quick thinking action after swimmer pulled out to sea in Cork
A fast-acting individual used a ringbuoy to save a swimmer by pulling them from the water on a Cork beach.
They were unable to swim back in on their own, but thankfully a local managed unhook and throw out a buoy to them so they could hold on in the water until more help arrived, Cork Beo reports.Kinsale's Old Head/Seven Heads Coast Guard were tasked with the incident and arrived on scene. They said: "Our unit was tasked to an incident at Coolmain beach on Saturday afternoon, an individual went swimming from the beach and needed assistance to get back ashore.
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