Drunk man pulled from River Lee became aggressive with rescuers

Judge tells accused he was threatening the very people who were trying to help him

The accused drank a whole bottle of Jägermeister on the day in question. Picture: Denis Minihane

A 23-year-old man drank a whole bottle of Jägermeister on a hot July afternoon and then jumped into the River Lee, only to get into difficulties and have to be rescued by a fire crew with the assistance of a crane.

Aggravating the situation, he got aggressive with paramedics and fire crew who tried to assist him at Kennedy Quay in Cork when he was rescued from the river.