A video blogger stopped by a stranger from jumping into a river has been reunited with the man who saved him.
Jonny Benjamin, 26, was on Waterloo Bridge in January 2008 after being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder when Neil Laybourn intervened.
This month Mr Benjamin started a Twitter campaign using the hashtag #findmike, to trace the Good Samaritan.
Mr Laybourn said when he saw the tweet he knew straight away it referred to him. The pair were reunited on Tuesday.
Mr Benjamin had climbed up on to a ledge on the bridge after spending a month in hospital following his diagnosis, but Mr Laybourn talked to him and offered to buy him a coffee.
'Rock bottom'The 31-year-old from Surrey, said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw the campaign, I got in touch straight away.
"I was so pleased to see how well Jonny was doing, I had thought about him over the years and had always hoped he was OK."
Mr Benjamin said: "That day on the bridge my life hit rock bottom, but meeting Neil, I felt so happy, it couldn't be more of a contrast.
"I'm totally elated. It means the world to me to finally have the opportunity to say thank you."
The #findmike Twitter campaign trended in countries including Canada, South Africa and Australia.
Mr Laybourn said: "When we met, it was clear how much that encounter on the bridge meant to Jonny. He told me it was a pivotal moment in his life, which was great to hear.
"I did what anyone would do. I wasn't trying to fix his problems that day, I just listened. It's brilliant to see him smiling again. We'll definitely stay in touch."
Mr Benjamin, a video blogger who has presented a BBC Three documentary on mental illness, is also making a documentary film about his search for his Good Samaritan which he hopes will be broadcast in the spring.
Schizoaffective disorder affects about 1 in 200 people and those suffering have very high or very low moods, and might lose touch with reality, the charity Rethink Mental Illness said.
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