The two female nurses were praised for wading into the sea to rescue the siblings who had been caught out by the rising tide.

Officers received a report about the alleged incident in the Samson’s Lane area of Downpatrick on Tuesday morning.

The women were injured in an incident at a property in Downpatrick on Friday.

The incident occurred in a property on Stream Street in Downpatrick on Friday.

The man died when he was in collision with a car in Downpatrick on Sunday afternoon.

Stormont Economy Minister Conor Murphy also mooted linking up the Hidden Heartlands in the Republic with Co Fermanagh.

The relief money comes after severe flooding hit a number of areas of counties Down and Armagh in late October and early November.

On Monday, the Quoile Bridge connecting Downpatrick to Killyleagh was closed, after a crack appeared between the wall and road surface of the bridge.

Large parts of the town centre remained under water on Saturday