Wat a hero - Cats ace is life-saver
YOUNG STAR IN CARIBBEAN BOAT RESCUE DRAMA
Reporter SUNDERLAND star Duncan Watmore helped saved the lives of three holidaymakers while on holiday in the Caribbean.
The England under-21 international was on a holiday with girlfriend Sophie last month and they were cruising on a speedboat off the coast of Barbados when they were hit by a speeding catamaran.
The impact of the collision sent the 23-year-old professional footballer overboard along with his partner and three elderly passengers.
However, reports suggest that Duncan managed to grab all of the passengers before coastguards were able to rescue the group. And the heroic star also used his t-shirt to stop the bleeding to a severe cut on the leg of one of the passengers.
One of those involved in the incident told the Sun: “It was scary, life or death. I’m lucky not to be coming back in a box. “We assumed [the catamaran] would see us and change course, but it then got closer. “Duncan helped everybody to get on to the boat – he couldn’t have been nicer.” The incident happened as Watmore enjoyed a holiday with partner Sophie in February. The Black Cats winger is currently out injured after rupturing his ACL and will miss the rest of the season. The holiday was reportedly the idea of Sunderland manager David Moyes who believed it would help the player’s recovery. Responding to the reports on Twitter, Duncan’s father Ian – a former senior civil servant under three prime ministers including Tony Blair – wrote: “Happened in February. Sounded horrific when he told us, but typical Duncan he wanted to downplay it.” Watmore was out on a fishing trip while staying at the Colony Club on the island at the time of the accident.