A brave lady Garda has earned accolades for diving into Dublin’s river Liffey to save the life of a man who was unresponsive in the water. Brave Sarah Lynam saved the drowning man’s life by doing CPR on him after she pulled him from the river.
The victim was taken to the hospital and later made a full recovery.
“On Friday afternoon Garda Sarah Lynam and Garda Anna Duhova were on beat patrol on O’Connell street in Dublin city when they were alerted to a report of a man having entered the River Liffey,” a Garda statement revealed.
The two Guards arrived at Bachelor’s Walk where the man was seen in the water, near the boardwalk.
”Due to fears for the man’s safety, Garda Sarah Lynam immediately entered the River Liffey and swam to the assistance of the man,” adds the Garda spokesperson.
The man, who was aged in his 50s was unresponsive at that time.
“A rope was thrown towards Garda Lynam and with the assistance of her colleague, Garda Duhova and two members of the public, the man was removed from the water.”
The man was then given assistance when he was pulled in.
”Straight away CPR was administered by Garda Lynam, before the man was taken by ambulance to the Mater Misericordiae Hospital.”
Garda Lynam said “Once he was out they turned him over and I pulled myself up,” she recalls. “But I could see his chest wasn’t going up and down, I knew he wasn’t breathing.
“I had to do CPR – three hard pumps and the foam and water started coming out of his mouth and his eyes shot open. I just thought ‘thank God’.” She added.
The two Gardai and the two bystanders have received appreciation from the public.