Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole leapt into the River Thames to try to rescue a woman.
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole jumped into the water to help a woman who fell from London Bridge
The woman and Mr Garcia were saved by the coastguard and marine police but Mr Olubunmi-Adewole could not be found.Assistant coroner Dr Julian Morris 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."
The court heard how Mr Olubunmi-Adewole had been walking over the bridge with his friend Bernard Kosia after their shift ended.Bernard Kosia, Jimi's best friend, did not jump into the water because he cannot swimMr Kosia's statement said: "Jimi was saying, 'We've got to save her, she's not dying', he was very adamant about this."
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