Swimmer reunited with lifeguard who saved her life
"I suddenly found myself out of my depth and being swept away," she said. Her friends called 999, and emergency services quickly arrived, but "fortunately, Matty was the first to find me and pull me out".
The RNLI asks Londoners to help to move its Chiswick lifeboat station to its new Wandsworth home
"The river is the lifeblood of our city but, as someone who helped set up the lifeboat service on the Thames, I know it can be deadly. More than 20 people still drown in the river every year, and every second counts when it comes to saving lives."