Watch: Jordan North gets rescued from the Thames by the RNLI
I’m a Celebrity star and radio presenter Jordan North was rescued from the Thames on Monday after he went into the water to save a struggling Labrador.
The radio presenter hailed the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) as “heroes” for rescuing him and the dog after he began to get “nervy” while on a float with the dog.
Speaking on Capital Breakfast North said: “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.”
The astonishing moment the star was rescued was captured on body camera footage from RNLI crew members. North could be seen getting out of a boat after he was saved from the Thames in the footage shared by the RNLI.
North — who was the runner-up on I’m a Celebrity in 2020 — said: “The real heroes here are the RNLI who came out and got me, put a blanket round me….
