From #FindMike to #FoundMike: Six years later, British man reunites with Good Samaritan who talked him out of suicide

Jonny Benjamin, 26, wanted to thank the man who saved his life.

In 2008, Benjamin, then 20, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, something he considered a "life sentence."

He was about to jump to his death from the Waterloo Bridge in London, England, when a stranger walking to work approached him and offered to buy him a coffee.

The 25-minute conversation that followed saved his life.

"The pivotal moment for me was when he said, 'You can get through this, you can get better,' because up to that point no one had said it would get better,'" he told BBC Radio.

Benjamin never forgot the man. Two weeks ago, he launched a campaign to "Find Mike" — Mike was what he dubbed the unnamed stranger — with the help of the Rethink Mental Illness charity.

"I have thought about him a lot for the last six years," Benjamin, who now works as a mental health campaigner, told the Daily Telegraph.

"It was a pivotal moment in helping me to get better. I've always wanted to say 'thank you.'"

The #FindMike campaign went viral. Within two days, the good Samaritan's fiancée saw the story and identified her husband-to-be, Neil Laybourn, was the "Mike" in Benjamin's life.

"To be completely honest, I didn't expect to find him," Benjamin told BBC Trending.

Laybourn was thrilled to be "found."

"I couldn't believe it when I saw the campaign, I got in touch straight away." Laybourn, now 31, told the Daily Mirror. "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 okay."

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On Tuesday, Benjamin and Laybourn met at a pub, reunited for the first time since they met on the bridge.

"At first I was so overwhelmed. I just went up and gave him a hug," Benjamin told the Daily Telegraph. "There were so many different emotions, I couldn't grasp them at first. But we sat down and he began to talk and I could see his mannerisms, and I heard his voice. Only then did I recall those same mannerisms and voice from the bridge."

"Out of nowhere, I suddenly pictured him trying to persuade me not to jump."

Laybourn said he was excited to meet Benjamin and give him "some closure."

"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," Laybourn said. "I didn't feel it was that big a deal, I did what anyone would do. I wasn't trying to fix his problems that day, I just listened."

"I can honestly say, hand on heart that Jonny is one of the nicest people I have ever met, he's a great bloke and it's brilliant to see him smiling again," he added.

The two men plan to keep in touch.

"I am not trying to romanticize this. I was very fortunate someone came along. The point is, there is always support out there. Having someone able to listen – over the phone, by email, or face-to-face – can make such a difference," Benjamin said.

"This campaign means so much to me, not only because I've found Neil, but I've had the opportunity to speak out about mental illness and suicide," he told the Daily Mirror. "I also hope that my story will give hope to other people out there who may be struggling with mental illness. I want everyone to know that you can recover and that things can get better."

"I also hope people will be inspired by what Neil did," he added. "It really shows how the simple act of listening, can be a huge support to someone who struggling with their mental health and we can all learn from that."