Rescued in the nick of time: man is saved from river
Members of the Mallow Search and Rescue Unit braved the flooded and fast flowing River Blackwater on Tuesday evening in a dramatic, life-saving rescue operation. The drama unfolded at around 6pm after rising flood waters trapped a man in a disused pump-house he had been staying in close to the town park near the Ten-Arch Bridge in Mallow . Unit chairman John Woulfe said the man had heard about potential flooding in the area but by the time he decided to get away the flood waters had risen dangerously high. "The water rose very rapidly and caught him out. Thankfully, he had a flashlight and b...
Source: independent.ie