Updated: 17:52, 2 Jun 2021
A TEENAGER said he had no choice but to jump in to rescue a mother and daughter from drowning in the River Barrow in Carlow.
Miley Doran, 17, rescued both Stacey Foley and her 13-year-old daughter Sophie when the pair were on a family outing on Sunday.
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Miley Doran said that jumping into the river was the right thing to do
Miley said he saw the family s ordeal start while he was out swimming and he jumped into action.
He told RTE s News at One: I just heard Help! Help, my mother is drowning, so I ran over to see what was happening.
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