Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole s, 20, friends and family gathered on the banks of the Thames on Sunday to watch the plaque be unveiled on the spot where he jumped in to save a woman in 2021.
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, 20, ran down steps of London Bridge to the river s edge before undressing and entering the water after hearing the woman shouting help me, I can t swim! .
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The family of a young man who died trying to save a woman from the Thames say they are “overwhelmed” by the support they have received from the public as they held his funeral today.
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, known as Jimi by his friends, died after diving into the river in a rescue attempt last month. The 20-year-old’s funeral was being held at the Best Way International Christian Centre in south-east London today.
The numbers were limited to 30, because of Covid restrictions, but the event was live streamed. His white coffin with blue flower arrangements spelling out Son was carried in sombrely by pallbearers.