Donegal drowning tragedy hero hopes to play a part in the life of rescued baby

The hero of the Buncrana drownings tragedy has said he is looking forward to being a part of the life of the baby he saved from the freezing sea.

Davitt Walsh saved the life of four-month-old Rioghnach Ann after he swam to take the baby out of the arms of her father, Sean McGrotty, on March 20.

However, Sean, his sons Mark and Evan, mother-in-law Ruth Daniels and her teenage daughter Jodie-Lee perished as their Audi Q7 car slipped beneath the waters of Lough Swilly after going in off Buncrana Pier.