A hero yelled 'we've got to save her' before jumping into the River Thames to save a woman who was drowning, an inquest has heard
He concluded at Inner London Coroner's Court: "This was a sad loss of a young man who wanted to help, in an emergency, a member of the public who had fallen into the Thames."
Mr Olubunmi-Adewole died as a result of drowning, with no other "significant conditions" found to have impaired him, the inquest heard.In a witness statement read out by assistant coroner Dr Morris, Mr Kosia said the pair were alerted by two other men to the woman in the water.Mr Kosia's statement said: "Jimi was saying, 'We've got to save her, she's not dying', he was very adamant about this.
DS Yiannaki went on: "The conclusion I reached was he died, sadly, that night while trying to save the female.He added: "It was a sheer act of bravery trying to help the woman and losing his life in the process."
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