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Barney Davis

Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole: Mayor hails Thames hero as ‘best of us’ as he unveils plaque

Michael & Olasunkanmi (Folajimi’s parents) with the newly unveiled memorial plaque

(Picture: Living Bankside )

London mayor Sadiq Khan has hailed Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole as the best of London as he helped unveil a plaque at the spot where he jumped into the River Thames to save a drowning woman.

Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, known as Jimi, shouted “I’ve got to save her, she is not dying” before counting to three and plunging into the water in April 2021.

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