A dad praised by Prince William for spearheading a drive to save lives on the Thames is now fighting for his own survival. Mark Towens, 39, led a mental health project after being alarmed at the number of suicides in the river, where he works as a harbour master.
William was so impressed he visited the initiative personally when it was launched in May 2019. He wore a lifejacket to join Port of London Authority worker Mark on board a boat.
But neither the Duke nor anyone else involved in the project knew Mark had been secretly battling skin cancer for three years.
The disease has now spread to his brain, and he has been told he could die within weeks unless he has a pioneering treatment costing £150,000.
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