I’m A Celeb star Jordan North is rescued from the River Thames after he tried to save a drowning dog
Capital Radio star Jordan North had to be rescued from London’s River Thames on Monday night after he tried to save a drowning dog.
The I’m A Celeb star, 34, was running on the banks when he spotted a Labrador struggling in the water.
A member of the public raised the alarm when they spotted a ‘panicky’ Jordan struggling in the water near Hammersmith Bridge.
A lifeboat crew were out on exercise nearby and arrived on the scene three minutes later to find Jordan sitting on a nearby float lift with the dog.
Members of the public helped out by shining phone torches on the star to help the lifeboat locate him and they quickly helped him and the dog onto their boat.
Jordan spoke about the terrifying incident on his Capital Breakfast show on Tuesday, giving ‘a big thank you and a massive shout out to RNLI Chiswick who came and rescued me because I was getting a bit panicky.’
‘I was getting a bit nervy as well because I thought my legs are going to go, I can’t hold on much longer so they got there just in time.’
Capital Radio star Jordan North had to be rescued from London’s River Thames on Monday night after he tried to save a drowning dog
The I’m A Celeb star, 34, was running on the banks when he spotted a Labrador struggling in the water
‘The real heroes here are the RNLI who came out and got me, put a blanket round me. They’re the heroes.’
Thames Commander Gavin Simmons, alongside crew Sid Blake, Tom Coe and Cameron Crawley were the ones who got Jordan and the dog to safety.
Gavin told The Sun: ‘We are on call to help all those who find themselves in difficulty on the water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, even our beloved pets!
‘While we’d always encourage people to call 999 and ask for the Coastguard instead of entering the water themselves, we’re happy that in this instance we were able to help Jordan and the dog safely back to dry land.’
