A young Nigerian-born art student, Jonathan Adebanjo, reportedly drowned in the Thames.

Jonathan, 23, who was Illustration student at Camberwell College of Arts, London, was reported to have vanished while swimming with friends at Shadwell Basin on Tuesday evening.

His body was recovered 16 hours later early Wednesday morning.

Jonathan was one of three people who drowned in the Thames within three hours, after a 47-year-old swimmer died in Kingston and another person vanished in the water at Waterloo Bridge.


As reported by Yahoo! quoting the Evening Standard, Jonathan lived in Catford and was a keen skateboarder.

“He was due to enter his final year at Camberwell College of Arts, part of the University of the Arts London,” his distraught dad said.

His father said the young man was a competent swimmer, but added: “Nobody expected him to be in that water. It was unusual for him to go and swim there.”


Head of Camberwell College of Arts, David Crow, paid tribute, saying: “Everyone who met him was charmed by his sweetness and individuality of spirit — he was a winning combination of dreamy, funny and thoughtful.

“It is a tragedy we will not see his talents develop further.”

The RNLI, police and London Ambulance Service have all renewed warnings about the dangers of swimming in cold water, the medium has reported.

See more here; http://gistmore.com/uk-based-nigerian-student-drowns-in-thames-river

They should investigate that river very well. How is it that 3 people drowned on the same day? The author states that people have been warned from entering the cold water, but I thought its summer in the UK. If this had happened at river Niger some will say Mami water is to blame.

Nonetheless, RIP to the deceased.

Villagers at work

Too bad,rip

This is tragic

Downed? Like a second hand titanic? This is so terrible.

R.i.p kid

So bad

Sorry

Wetin this heat go cause............

R.I.P

Yorubas should be carefully when abroad
Oh! How I wish it was an ipob jew

Serves him right, he should be learning in school, smh

Village people una welldone oh! Nobody should come and quote me that there is nothing like village people ok?

#RIP#

skukimania:
Village people una welldone oh! Nobody should come and quote me that there is nothing like village people ok?

#RIP#

There is nothing like village people

Yoruba & London, igbo & usa like 5&6

If he had wanted to swim, why do it in unfamiliar waters.Are there no swimming pools again?

Youngsters should be mindful of the company they keep. It could be a bet gone wrong.

Infinityk:
[s]Yorubas should be carefully when abroad
Oh! How I wish it was an ipob jew[/s]

Unfortunately, it was an afonja piggy

GistMore3:
His father said the young man was a competent swimmer, but added: “Nobody expected him to be in that water. It was unusual for him to go and swim there.”

his time on earth was up. There is nothing like untimely death. You only die when your time is up. Argue with your phone.

May his soul rest in peace.. It's sad

truthsayer009:


There is nothing like village people

Lol! I know u are just pulling my legs.

Deestro:
Serves him right, he should be learning in school, smh

You’re stupid ode.

EkunKekere:
RIP. But 15 people have drowned in that river so far this year, so why jump in if you can't swim?

there is a beautiful mammy water inside the river that is always calling them to come inside and see her

EkunKekere:
RIP. But 15 people have drowned in that river so far this year, so why jump in if you can't swim?

Can you read? He can swim, it was cold water shock.

Make I go baf for river, i deh craze?
RIP to the dead.

If you can't swim, stay away from any water body. I know all these girls that are forcing me to take them swimming are looking for who go appear front page. No be me at all.

Karma at work, live a good life for d betterment of tomorrow, when karma comes , it may effect some thing u cherich so much, lean back Indomie generation, say no to yahoo, defiment, cheating, deceive, cultizim,& killings, u ll' live to enjoy ur children and grand children

What a poo another death again!