Woman saved after falling 8m from quay boardwalk

A 41-YEAR-OLD man was hailed a hero yesterday after he saved a teenage woman from drowning in the River Lee.

The woman fell 8m from the boardwalk at Cork’s Lapp’s Quay and hit her head off a pontoon below before going under the water.

Paul Delaney, who is employed by Noonan’s Cleaners, was sitting on the quay having his lunch when he saw the young woman climb over a protective railing and fall in.