Ex-lifeguard ‘just had to help’  homeless man drowning in river Lee

The Canadian woman who, along with her brother, helped save a homeless man from drowning in the river Lee said their lifeguard training played a key role in the daring rescue.

Dianne Stewart, who lives and works in London, told the Irish Examiner that she worked as a lifeguard in a beach and pool setting in Canada when she was a teen.

“I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I hadn’t done something, knowing that I had that training,” she said.