Selfless Sylvester saves stranger by braving icy river

A MAN out shopping during the sales got more than he bargained for when he braved an icy river to save a man’s life — while as many as 200 people stood back and looked on.

Sylvester Mitorag, 29, said he did not hesitate to take off his jacket and jump into the River Boyne to rescue the man in trouble, saying he had no fear of the water.

The rescue services who came on the scene a few minutes later said there was “no doubt the passer by that entered the water saved the man’s life”.