A man has died after jumping into the River Thames in an attempt to rescue a woman who fell from London Bridge.
Two men saw the woman fall into the river just after midnight in the early hours of Saturday morning and jumped in to save her.
Emergency services, including the coastguard and police marine units, attended the scene and tried to rescue all three people, but could only save the woman and one of the men.
After an “extensive search” for the missing man, a body was found about six hours later.
A City of London police spokesperson said: “We were called at 00.12am on Saturday 24 April to reports of a woman in the River Thames close to London Bridge.
“Two men, who had witnessed the woman fall from the bridge, entered the river to try and save her.
“The coastguard and Metropolitan police marine units were able to rescue the woman and one of the men.
“Sadly, following an extensive search involving police helicopters, marine units, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and City police officers, the missing man was not located.
“At 06.00 the same morning, a body was found believed to be that of the missing man.
“His next of kin have been made aware and are being supported by officers from the City of London police.”
The news comes as the search for a missing 13-year-old schoolboy who fell into the Thames from Tower Bridge continues.
The pupil at Ark Globe academy in Elephant and Castle, south London, was reported to have been on his way to school with a friend on Tuesday morning when he fell into the river, according to his headteacher.
A woman who witnessed the fall jumped in seconds later but could only retrieve the child’s school bag.
Last year, police and rescue workers warned against jumping from Tower Bridge into the notoriously dangerous River Thames after a man understood to be making a film had to be rescued from the water by two bystanders.
