A woman who helped at the scene of the Buncrana pier tragedy says she has received a number of abusive messages after lodging a damages claim. A woman who helped at the scene of the Buncrana pier tragedy says she has received a number of abusive messages after lodging a damages claim. 'I'm under so much stress and heartache' - woman who helped at scene of Buncrana pier drowning lodges damages claimStephanie Knox, a cardiac physiologist, says she knew the claim would be issued against Donegal County Council and the insurance company, but didn’t realise the estate of the deceased family would be included in proceedings. “I’m under so much stress and heartache and I would love it to just blow over,” Ms Knox told Independent.ie. He then swam back to the pier and handed Rioghnach to Ms Knox, who wrapped the toddler in a blanket and waited for emergency services to arrive.

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2018 09:22 UTC