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Thousands raised for Olisa Odukwe memorial as tributes flood in for âvery lovingâ friend
A GoFundMe page has raised more than £5,000 in one day
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Olisa Odukwe (Image: Avon and Somerset Police)
Thousands of pounds have been raised for a memorial for a Bristol student whose body was recovered from Bristol harbour last week.
Now a GoFundMe page, made by one of Olisa s close friends, has exceeded its target, having raised more than £5,000 in one day.
The money raised is going towards a memorial bench and tree where Olisa spent a lot of time with friends, with any extra funds being donated to mental health charity Mind UK.
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image captionOlisa Odukwe has been described as a kind, gentle and funny character
The body of a missing university student found in a harbour has been formally identified, police have confirmed.
Police divers recovered the body of Olisa Odukwe, 20, from Bristol Harbour near Narrow Quay last Tuesday.
The Bristol University student was last seen leaving his home in the Redland area on the morning of Saturday 1 May.
Tributes to Mr Odukwe described him as warm, kind and with extraordinary promise .
Originally from Tunbridge Wells, in Kent, Mr Odukwe attended Bennett Memorial School before moving to Bristol in 2019 to study mechanical engineering.