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The Cork mum who was rescued from the River Lee earlier this week after a freak accident on the quays has asked the public for help in tracking down the stranger who saved her life.
On Monday a video emerged online of a car sinking into the deep water along the quays in Cork city. As the driver escaped the car a passerby leapt into action, grabbing a life ring and pulling her out of the water.
The Leesider – who wishes to remain anonymous – says she doesn’t think that she’ll ever be able to repay the man and believes he was sent from God to save her.
Now she’s reached out to us here at CorkBeo to see if the good people of Cork can track down this mystery hero.
The anonymous mum told CorkBeo: “I went down to the river to clear my head and I was just sitting there, it’s an electric handbrake in the car and I don’t know what happened, next thing I knew the car was in the water.
”It was a freak accident, it’s very dangerous down there.”
While the exact series of events is difficult to ascertain due to the quality of the video, according to the driver it was primarily one man who saved her. While a few more helped out near the end she was gobsmacked to see people recording the incident on their smartphones.
She said: “What really p***** me off more than anything is I could have been dead and people were just standing there filming.”
While she has sustained some pretty nasty injuries, the Cork mum says she’s just happy to be alive and is thankful she was the only one in the car. She has since returned home after a short stay in the hospital where she received treatment for her injuries.
She continued: “I have two black eyes, a broken nose and I think one of my hands is broken but I’m still waiting on x-rays.
“I’m home anyway and I’m alive thanks to that man. He was sent from God, he risked his life to save mine and I don’t know how I’m ever going to repay him.
“I need to thank this man because if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here today, all I want to do is get in contact with him and I’ve no other way to do it.
“People will say this man deserves a drink, he’s the salt of the earth for what he did.”
If you know who this mystery hero is, we’d encourage you to get in touch so this grateful Cork mum can meet the man who saved her life.
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