Cork 'hero' saves three-year-old girl who followed ball into pond

Chris O'Donovan spotted the young girl's head 'just above the waterline'

Crystal O'Driscoll had been playing with her brother Paudie when their ball strayed into a pond near Fermoy.

A three-year-old girl was saved by a local “hero” who pulled her out of a pond after spotting her head “just above the waterline.” 

Crystal O'Driscoll had been playing with her brother Paudie when their ball strayed into a pond in Fermoy, Co Cork.