Tributes as woman who died rescuing son from sea in East Cork is named locally

Joanna Wisniowśka, who was a native of Strzyzow in Poland, rushed into the sea in a bid to help her son, 10, shortly before 1pm. The boy managed to make his way on to rocks on the shore

Joanna Wisniowśka. 

Tributes have been paid to mother of two Joanna Wisniowśka who died on Sunday after attempting to rescue her son after he got into difficulty swimming off Ballycroneen Beach in East Cork.

Ms Wisniowśka, who was a native of Strzyzow in Poland, rushed into the sea in a bid to help her son, 10, shortly before 1pm. The boy managed to make his way on to rocks on the shore.