Hero gardai rush to save woman from freezing Limerick river as urgent warning issued
Gardai arrived on the scene and saw a woman in a distressed state as she was trapped in the driver s seat
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Gardai brave freezing temperatures to rescue woman trapped in car in river after her vehicle left the road in icy conditions over the weekend. Shortly after 7pm.
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Search By Live95 News Team Limerick Gardaí are being praised for their swift action in a river rescue over the weekend.
Shortly after 7pm on January 9, Gardaí in Rathkeale received a report that a car had gone into the River Deel at Newbridge in Askeaton, Co. Limerick.
Gardaí were told that the car had skidded off the road and ended up in the river, with water rising into the car.
The water had risen to waist level and the significant current in the river resulted in the driver not been unable to open the door of the car.
Limerick motorist rescued after car enters river in freezing conditions
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TWO Limerick gardai have been praised after they helped rescue a woman from the River Deel near Askeaton after her car entered the water.
The alarm was raised shortly 7pm on Saturday when gardai were alerted to reports that a car had skidded off the road and entered the river at Newbridge, Askeaton.
According to gardai, the water had risen to waist level by the time they arrived and the significant current in the river meant the driver was not able to open the door of the car.