'I dived down to the bottom four times but couldn't find him': Kayaker tells of desperate effort to save boy, 15, who drowned after leaping into River Thames to cool off

A kayaker today told of four desperate attempts to save a teenage boy from drowning in the River Thames after he jumped off a bridge to cool off.

Kayleigh Robbins watched in horror as 15-year-old Hussain Mohammed and his friend both leapt off Donnington Bridge in Oxford hand-in-hand last night in front of dozens of bystanders.


The 21-year-old said she saw his female friend emerge straight away, and Hussain eventually resurfaced shouting for help but then disappeared under the water.
Volunteer worker Miss Robbins dived to the bottom of the river four times but couldn't find him. 


About 20 other people leapt into the water to help with the search before emergency services arrived at 8.30pm. Hussain was found two hours later close to the bridge and pulled out unconscious.                      More Read