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Thursday, 8 December 2022 at 14:29

She was honoured for her heroics at the Water Safety Ireland awards on Monday, along with 12 others.

'Really nice' is how an Offaly lifeguard has described being recognised for her efforts in saving a drowning person.

Sarah Cooke was teaching a class in Banagher last July, when a young man got into diffculty swimming.

Ms. Cooke ordered her class to vacate the pool and and brought the man to safety using a ring buoy.

She was honoured for her heroics at the Water Safety Ireland awards on Monday, along with 12 others.

She says she expects to be a lifeguard for a long time:

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