‘I’d be dead’: Cork boy’s quick thinking saves father’s life in farm accident

Firefighters hail 'local hero', saying on Facebook that they were astonished by his bravery and quick thinking

Young farmer Brian Philpott, Kanturk, Co Cork, was praised for his courage and quick-witted response after his father became trapped in a potentially disastrous farm accident. 

A Cork schoolboy has been hailed a hero after his quick actions saved his father's life following a farm accident in Kanturk.

Brian Philpott's bravery was described as "astonishing" by Kanturk firefighters after his father, Declan, got crushed between an agitator and the wheel of his tractor.