A search of the River Barrow at Ardreigh Lock, Athy in Co Kildare was continuing today for a dad who slipped under the water after helping save his eight year old son following a kayaking accident yesterday. It is understood the man, aged 34, had been kayaking with his son on the river beside the family home when the boat capsized. The man managed to keep his son (8) afloat and raise the alarm, and a young man who was passing jumped in and managed to take the boy to the riverbank. Garda sergeant Ralph Holmes said the search was continuing along the river and the section of the Grand Canal beside it. Locals and family members looked on helplessly from the Lock as the search was carried out.

Source: Irish Independent March 01, 2021 12:21 UTC