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Woman is rescued from sinking car in Portadown Woman is rescued from sinking car in Portadown
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Members of the public have been praised for rescuing a woman from her car as it sank in a County Armagh river. Four men have been praised for saving the life of a woman as her car sank in the River Bann in County Armagh.
Four men saw the woman trapped in the vehicle at a slipway of the river Bann in Portadown on Thursday evening. Ryan Cummins was passing by a slipway of the river in Portadown on Friday evening when he and others heard the trapped pensioner screaming for help.
They waded into the water and pulled her out of the car, just before the vehicle became fully submerged. She was treated at the scene by paramedics. They waded into the river and pulled her to safety, as her car became fully submerged. Mr Cummins cannot swim.
Firefighter Andy Black said the men "acted extremely bravely" and "undoubtedly saved this lady's life".Firefighter Andy Black said the men "acted extremely bravely" and "undoubtedly saved this lady's life".
The woman, who is believed to be in her 70s, received medical treatment at the scene.
Mr Cummins, 25, said: "We arrived and there was a car already half submerged in the water."
He said he could heard the woman calling for help out of her car window and described it as "horrific".
"Myself and a couple of others ran up to the main road to try and get help and no-one would stop," Mr Cummin said.
"We ran back down, and at that stage the car was totally submerged, and next minute the woman popped her head up out of the water."
He then stripped off and waded into the water to rescue the pensioner.
His friend, Glen Martin, and other men linked arms, forming a human chain to the river's edge so the fast-moving current would not sweep them all away.
They managed to pull the woman out of the river, just as fire crews and police arrived at the scene.
The elderly woman was said to be shocked and distressed by the incident.
She was treated by paramedics and was taken from the scene by ambulance for further tests.
Mr Cummins said he did not think of himself as a hero.
He said he reacted before he thought about what he was doing and claimed anyone else would have done the same in his situation.