The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and, in its depths, it has its pearls too. - Vincent van Gogh.
The rise in popularity of sea swimming has been well documented, but for one Drogheda woman who survived drowning in the Rover Boyne, her return to water has ironically been a life-saver.
Collín Kirwan was pulled dramatically from the river two years ago, rescued by two passers-by, and spent two weeks on life support in ICU while her lungs were flushed out.
She has no recollection of how she came to be in the water, but she admits it was during one of the darkest periods in her turbulent life.