Hero tells of Fermanagh river rescue

A hero who pulled a woman from the icy cold waters of Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh said tonight he went straight in after spotting her face down in the water.

A hero who pulled a woman from the icy cold waters of Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh said tonight he went straight in after spotting her face down in the water.

Oliver Ledwith, from Enniskillen, acted with no thought for his own safety after the 54-year-old fell from the Wellington footbridge in the town.

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