Man remembered as a hero at inquest after saving six people at Inch Beach

Stephen O'Callaghan died after rushing into water to help families caught in rip current at Cork beach

Stephen O'Callaghan who died saving six people at Inch Beach, Co Cork, in August 2024.

 A “heroic” man died after he rushed to save the lives of six people who were struggling in the water at Inch Beach in Co Cork following a sudden and deadly rip current, an inquest has heard.

A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest on Monday into the death of Stephen O’Callaghan, of Ashburton Hill in Montenotte, Cork.