Irish singer Damien Dempsey was being heralded as a hero last Sunday night after he saved a young man from drowning in the River Slaney.
The Dublin-based singer and songwriter was on his way to perform at the Strawberry Festival in Enniscorthy, Wexford, when the incident occurred.
According to witnesses, a man in his early twenties had got into difficulty while swimming in the River Slaney.
Dempsey, who had just arrived at the scene, said the man was “bobbing up and down and trying to come up for air.” Upon noticing the man’s distress, Dempsey waded into the river, handed him a blanket, and pulled him to safety.
Despite praise from onlookers, the singer remained modest, getting back onto his tour bus to reach the venue and carry out a sound check.