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Niall Deeney

'Swimming Mammy' describes dramatic moment autistic girl, 9, saves teen in Lough Neagh

A Co Tyrone mother-of-three has described the dramatic moment her nine-year-old autistic child jumped into Lough Neagh and saved the life of a teenager who was struggling in the water.

Joanne Montague, known on social media as the 'Swimming Mammy', has now urged the public to beware the dangers of open water swimming during the warm weather.

The incident happened at an area on the coast of the Lough known locally as 'the battery'.

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