‘Kind’ Cliona deeply affected by rescuers’ deaths

A 26-YEAR-OLD Kilkenny woman rescued by two men who later drowned has been described by neighbours in the quiet country village where she lived as “a kind, intelligent and free-spirited young girl” who they fear will be deeply impacted by the tragedy.

‘Kind’ Cliona deeply affected by rescuers’ deaths

Cliona Murphy and friend, Lee Fuller, were saved from the swollen sea on Owenahincha in West Cork on Sunday morning by Good Samaritans, Peter O’Keeffe and Jonathan Herlihy. The two men drowned as they saved the friends.

Yesterday, Cliona Murphy’s distraught and visibly shaken mother, Caroline, appealed for privacy and said they wanted time to come to terms with the near-loss of their eldest daughter and grieve for the two men who lost their lives saving hers.

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