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Tributes have been paid to a “brave” 20-year-old from south London who died after jumping into the Thames to save a woman who fell from London Bridge. Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, a former student at Peckham’s Harris Academy, entered the river shortly after midnight on Friday with another man after they witnessed the woman fall. While the coastguard and marine units managed to rescue the woman and the other man, Folajimi’s body was found later that morning. Sir Dan Moynihan, chief executive of the Harris Federation, told the Sunday Times: “This is incredibly sad news. “The selflessness of this brave young man has cost him his life in trying to save the life of another.
Jimi the hero: ‘Why did they look for my son for one hour and leave?’ asks mother
The bereaved mother also said it was very bad that no government official had come to express their condolences
JIMI THE HERO: His father and members of the public want Jimi to be remembered for his sacrifice (Image via GoFundMe)
THE MOTHER of Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole has expressed disappointment that the search for her son did not go on for longer.
20-year-old Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, known to his friends as Jimi, was coming home from work when he saw a woman enter the river after falling from London Bridge at around midnight.
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Family of hero, 20, who died saving stranger who fell from London Bridge say search for him was called off too soon
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THE family of a hero who died after diving into the River Thames to save a stranger believe rescue teams called off the search for him too quickly.
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole - known as Jimi - plunged into the waters near London Bridge in the early hours of Saturday after alerting cops to the woman s plight.
Folajimi OlubunmiAdewole, 20, died after jumping in to rescue a woman who fell from London Bridge
His dad, Michael Adewola and his mum, Olasunkanmi Adewole, have hailed their son a hero