Oxford student who wanted to be Britain’s youngest PM drowned after jumping into River Thames
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} An Oxford University student drowned after jumping into the River Thames while celebrating the end of his exams, an inquest has heard. Wesley Akum-Ojong was in his first year of studying politics, philosophy and economics at Brasenose College when he went missing after leaping into the water from a bridge at the Port Meadow beauty spot. Wesley Akum-Ojong jumped into the water from a bridge at the Port Meadow beauty spot One student said they saw Mr Akum-Ojong resurface immediately after jumping in, but after two minutes he had not got back to the river bank. “It was hard to concentrate as there were so many excited people around,” one student witness told Thames Valley Police.
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