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Meath teen Callum Keane hailed a hero after saving two young boys from the River Boyne

Callum Keane, a 16-year-old boy from Navan has been credited after saving two boys from the...

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15.28 13 Aug 2020


Meath teen Callum Keane hailed a hero after saving two young boys from the River Boyne


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15.28 13 Aug 2020


Callum Keane, a 16-year-old boy from Navan has been credited after saving two boys from the River Boyne yesterday evening.  The two boys aged 11 and 12, were swimming in the river when they came into difficulty. A woman at the scene rang Meath River Rescue after she saw the two in trouble but when they arrived, Callum had got them to safety on the other side of the river. Susan Keogh chats to the hero himself, Callum & his father Francis.

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