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UPDATE: London Blogger Tracks Down Stranger Who Saved Him

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30 Jan 2014 35 views
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UPDATE: London Blogger Tracks Down Stranger Who Saved Him
A video blogger who was stopped by a stranger from jumping into the River Thames has been reunited with the man who saved him six years ago.

A video blogger who was stopped by a stranger from jumping into the River Thames has been reunited with the man who saved him six years ago.

Jonny Benjamin, 26, was on Waterloo Bridge in January 2008 after being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder when Neil Laybourn intervened.

This month Mr Benjamin started a campaign using the hashtag #findmike, to trace his Good Samaritan.

Mr Laybourn said that when he saw the tweet he knew it referred to him.

The pair were reunited on Tuesday.

(READ the story from the BBC)

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