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GoFundMe for Bandon hero hits target in 24 hours
Farid Langens of the trawler Soenkin and Kevin Roos of the trawler De Maria Antonia
A GoFundMe which was set up for a courageous electrician from Bandon who rescued a woman from a sinking car at Kennedy Quay reached its target in under 24 hours. William Ross, alongside two Belgian fishermen, Farid Langens and Kevin Roos, played a crucial role in freeing the woman. The trio acted without hesitation and managed to pull the woman from her car, which had entered the water just after midday on Monday. “We were just finished unloading our catch and we heard some people shouting on the quay. They said, ‘There’s a car in the water!’” Farid told Red FM’s ‘The Neil Prendeville Show’. More, >>click to read<< 14:29
‘Heroic at the highest level’ – Fishermen save woman from sinking car in Cork Harbor
Belgian fisherman Farid Landgens
Three fishermen are being hailed as heroes after pulling a woman from a sinking car in Cork city this afternoon. The dramatic rescue happened on Kennedy Quay after a car entered the water shortly after midday today. Fishermen unloading the day’s catch from two boats on the quay jumped in the water and smashed in the two windows to save the woman before the car sank. Cork City Fire Brigade Second Officer Victor Shine described the fisherman’s actions as “heroic at the highest level”. >>click to read<< 07:38
