Three Gardai have been praised for their bravery during a near drowning incident in Donegal.
The three rescued a young man from the waters in Buncrana.
Shortly after 3am on Sunday, September 17th Gardaí on overnight duty when they received a call from a young woman in distress.
Her friend had just entered the water at Shore Front, a cove just outside the town.
Garda Keith Conlon, Garda Deirdre Connolly and Student Garda, Tara McGrory raced to the beach where they were met by a number of young people extremely frantic – their friend had entered the sea and could not be seen.
Despite the night’s darkness, freezing cold water and entirely unknowing the water’s depths, Garda Conlon and Garda Connolly entered the water.
Demonstrating their skill and training, Student Garda McGrory held back on the shoreline to shine her torch in their direction.
Together, they managed to locate the young man quite some distance in and got him safely back to land where Garda colleagues and a unit from Donegal Fire Service had arrived on the scene to assist.
The young man was medically assessed and brought to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment and is recovering well.
