Brisbane man Lincoln Sherlock breaks silence about his life saving dive into Brisbane River

UPDATE: A tradie who saved a man’s life after his ute plunged into the Brisbane River has broken his silence, saying he was more impressed that he still clocked on before most of his workmates.

A TRADIE who saved a man’s life after his ute plunged into the Brisbane River has broken his silence, saying he was more impressed that he still made it to work on time.

Lincoln Sherlock made national headlines this week when he dived into the chilly waters off Kingsford Smith Dr at inner-city Newstead on Monday morning.

He explained he gave little thought to his own safety as he ripped off his jumper and swam out to save Shayne Wood, who told reporters he lost control of his vehicle after fainting from flu-like symptoms on his way to work.

“I didn’t think it was a really dangerous thing,” Mr Sherlock told Channel 10s The Project. “The minute he went into the water I knew I’d probably have to go and get him … just to make sure he was all right.

Lincoln Sherlock meets paramedic Peter Batt.

The reluctant star, who was the only person who swam out to the vehicle, explained Mr Wood was in a pretty bad way by the time he made it to him.

“He was fairly incoherent,” Mr Sherlock said.

“He didn’t know where he was or what he was doing.

“I was just trying to convince him, basically, to work with me to get him out of the vehicle.”

Attempting to talk down the incident, Mr Sherlock said he left straight afterwards because he “didn’t really think it was that much of a big deal.”

“I got to the job and I was still in front of everyone,” Mr Sherlock said. “I was pretty impressed with that.”

A firefighter on the scene as the ute is pulled out of the river. PIC: Mark Cranitch.

While he was quick to dismiss suggestions he was a hero, the single father-of-one joked he would be hitting up the dating scene this weekend.

“I’ll fire up that Tinder account,” he said.

However, not everyone is as impressed with Mr Sherlock’s brave actions as most of the general public. His son Keagan said he would have been “more impressed if he came out of the river with old mate under one arm and a bull shark under the other.”

Shayne Wood, with his wife Karen and daughter Brittany, got the chance to meet his rescuer on Wednesday night. PIC: Mark Calleja

A still recovering Mr Wood was able to thank the tradesman in person on Wednesday night when the two “met for a drink” and a pub meal at the Story Bridge Hotel.

“I’d definitely like to stay in touch with him,” Mr Wood told The Courier-Mail.

“We’ve got a bit in common now.

“I think we will catch up at some stage in the future.”