The grief-stricken family of a successful young man from Swansea have paid an emotional tribute to his memory after an accident on a night out in London resulted in his tragic sudden death. James East had been out with his girlfriend Bella in the Kingston area of the city to celebrate Bella's sister's 18th birthday.
At one point in the evening, he went to take a break by sitting on a walled area of a bridge, roughly around hip height, but misjudged his seating position. He fell backwards, hitting the back of his head before falling into the River Thames. He had been on Facetime to Bella as the tragic accident took place, as he had been trying to locate her so they could catch a taxi home together.
Emergency services were called and they rushed to his aid. Efforts were made to save his life for three hours in hospital, but his family say that he was worked on under the assumption that he had drowned, rather than for his head injuries, which a postmortem later revealed was the cause for his passing. He was just 25.
