Drowning witness ‘felt so helpless’

A HOTELIER who witnessed Sunday’s tragic events spoke yesterday of feeling helpless as she watched the two men being swept away.

Anne O’Donovan, who runs the Owenahincha Hotel just across the road from the beach, said she felt compelled to help the families of Peter O’Keeffe and Jonathan Herlihy.

The community and several local businesses have also rallied to help.