Capital Radio star Jordan North had to be rescued from London’s River Thames on Monday night after trying to save a drowning dog.
The I’m A Celeb star, 34, was jogging on the banks of the Thames near her west London home at around 4pm when she spotted a Labrador fighting in the water.
A member of the public raised the alarm when they saw a “panicked” Jordan struggling near Hammersmith Bridge.
A lifeboat crew was exercising nearby and arrived at the scene three minutes later to find Jordan sitting up. on a nearby float with the dog.
Members of the public helped by shining telephone flashlights on the star to help the lifeboat locate him and quickly helped him and the dog into their boat.
Jordan spoke about the terrifying incident on his Capital Breakfast show on Tuesday, giving “a Many thanks and a big shout out to RNLI Chiswick who came and rescued me because I was panicking.’
Capital Radio star Jordan North had to be rescued from London’s River Thames on Monday night after trying to save a drowning dog.
The I’m A Celeb star, 34, was running on the banks of the Thames near her home in west London at around 4pm when she spotted a Labrador struggling in the water.
“I was getting a little nervous too because I thought my legs were going to give out, I can’t hold on much longer so they arrived just in time.”
‘The real heroes here are the RNLI who came and caught me, wrapped me in a blanket. They are the heroes.’
Jordan explained to his radio show co-hosts Sian Welby and Chris Stark how he encountered a “distraught” woman during his run who told him her dog was “drowning” in the river.
Jordan headed to a dock that he had to climb through a 6-foot gate to reach. ‘I’m standing there just trying to catch the dog, with the light on my phone saying ‘here boy, here boy’.’
“But every time I try to grab him, the currents take him away and I thought he couldn’t get in. I walked to the float pontoon and managed to grab the dog, he’s panting and crying. His legs are gone and he’s very tired and he’s been fighting against this current for ten minutes.
‘We can’t get out of this thing floating in the Thames, my leg has died with a dog on it. Everyone is watching so I shout “can you call the coast guard please?”
“But they can’t find me, it was a beautiful sight, everyone turned on the lights on their phones.”
He added that “everything was so blurry” that he couldn’t even remember the name of the dog or its owner and walked home in soaked clothes.
Thames commander Gavin Simmons, along with crew Sid Blake, Tom Coe and Cameron Crawley, were the ones who carried Jordan and the dog to safety.
A member of the public raised the alarm when they saw a “panicked” Jordan struggling near Hammersmith Bridge.
A lifeboat crew was exercising nearby and arrived at the scene three minutes later to find Jordan sitting on a nearby float with the dog.
Gavin said: ‘We are available to help anyone who finds themselves in difficulty in the water 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – even our beloved pets!
“While we always encourage people to call 999 and ask for the Coast Guard rather than entering the water themselves, we are pleased that in this case we were able to help Jordan and the dog return safely to dry land.” .
Jordan built his career on Radio 1 before his fame skyrocketed when he received a last-minute call to appear on the 2020 series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.
The DJ finished second after being recruited for the Wales-based series with just two days left, winning a legion of fans thanks to his horrified reaction to the show’s infamous trials.
Speaking after his triumphant run on the ITV reality series, Jordan told Radio 1: “I went at the last minute. I got a call to say ‘maybe next year, not this year’, and then I got a call two weeks later saying “do you want to do it? “Someone quit.”
‘Then I had 2 days to do everything: doctor, photographs, psychiatrists, etc. 48 hours. It almost never happened,” the radio host revealed.
Members of the public helped by shining telephone flashlights on the star to help the lifeboat locate him and quickly helped him and the dog into their boat.
Jordan built his career on Radio 1 before his fame skyrocketed when he received a last-minute call to appear on the 2020 series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.
The DJ finished second after being recruited for the Wales-based series with just two days left, winning a legion of fans thanks to his horrified reaction to the show’s trials.
Jordan also confessed that he worried a lot while he was in the castle: ‘Will I have a career at the end of this? They were the best three weeks of my life, but also the hardest.
“We were frozen, we were hungry. I thought the hunger would get better but it got worse. You’re just waiting. In the jungle you could sunbathe, but not in Wales. We were so bored.
Speaking about the whirlwind three weeks in Wales and how he survived the many trials and challenges, Jordan explained that it was his brother and I’m a Celebrity presenter Declan Donnelly whose words of wisdom helped him get through.
He said of his first trial, the Viper Vault, in which he was seen in a coffin with snakes: “So, my brother is a paratrooper.” He knows when I’m like this and told me, “When you’re cold, wet, or scared, go to your happy place.”
‘So I’m in this coffin full of snakes and I scream: “Happy place Turf More.” I don’t know if you know, but it took me an HOUR to get in. I wouldn’t have done it if it weren’t for December. I walked off the set.’
There are many ways to support the RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crews this Christmas. For more information, visit RNLI.org/WinterAppeal