Young Athlone woman glad to have had skills to save man from the River Shannon last year

A young Athlone woman says she's glad to have had the skills to be able to help in saving a man's life after he was pulled from the River Shannon last year.

Karyn Martin was working at Sean's Bar in August of last year when the alarm was raised by a passer-by.

She'd previously done some training as part of her study in pre-nursing, and for social care work, and she says this experience kicked in automatically on the day.

The man was unconscious when he was pulled from the water, but he had a weak pulse.

Karyn was officially recognised for her response to the incident by Athlone River Safety Awareness Group last week.

She has also joined the group as a volunteer following on from her experience last year.