Ms Feeney and Ms Glynn were eventually found fi fteen hours later clinging to the buoy of a lobster pot, in good health but understandably shaken by their overnight ordeal. They were transferred by helicopter to University Hospital Galway. Their rescuers, Patrick Oliver (38) and his son Morgan (18), were given a heroes’ welcome when they returned to the docks in Galway on Thursday. They had calculated the correct location with the use of tidal and weather information.
Although it ended well, Barry Heskin of the RNLI in Galway said the pair were lucky to be alive. Wednesday had been a ‘very dark night’ with heavy rain, thunder, lightning and high winds, he said. Ms Feeney’s mother meanwhile said that paddleboards would ‘never again darken the doors’ of their house following the event.
1. Based on your reading of the article, answer the 5 Ws: 1. Who is this article about? 2. What is it about? 3. Where is it referring to? 4. When is it referring to? 5. Why was it written?
2. Who found the two young women? 3. How did they survive the night in the water?
4. Is this a story that you would like to see made into a fi lm? Give reasons for your answer.
