MIGRANT HERO RESCUES DROWNING MAN

A HEROIC looky looky man has been dubbed a ‘hero’ by Olive Press readers, who saw him save a drowning man off a Malaga beach.

Senegalese beach salesman Mamadou, 19, who is applying for asylum, swam out from Malagueta beach when he heard the man’s screams.

“No one else was paying any attention until this hero stripped off, did the sign of the cross and went in to rescue him,” English tourist Susan Haghegh, 68, told the Olive Press.

She added that Mamadou - who it later emerged had survived a 10-day sea crossing to the Canaries two years ago - was not even a strong swimmer.

After getting the Spanish victim, 45, nearer the shore he had to be helped by a Canadian and a Dutch tourist, who dived in to assist.

Both Mamadou and the victim were taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia. His asylum application has still yet to be approved, although it is hoped his heroics will be recognised.

Thomas, a former cage fighter and jujitsu fan who grew up in Spain, insists his actions were anything but heroic.

“I don’t feel like I saved anyone’s life,” he said. “It’s simple. No one else was doing anything and so I went up the ladder. “What I did was put the fire out in case it spread upstairs.” He added: “It

DRAMA: Thomas (inset) got through five fire extinguishers as he tackled the blaze didn’t really feel dangerous - I was holding my breath most of the time. I enjoy putting out fires.”

Tragically, despite going back into the corridor multiple times, he was unable to bring the flames down enough to enter the bedroom where the woman was trapped.

“It feels horrible. I feel

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THE Gibraltar courts have stepped in to probe a suspect crypto trading platform amid allegations it was a Ponzi scheme.

It comes as a UK liquidator was brought in to close down Globix, which is suspected of defrauding hundreds of investors in Spain and Gibraltar out of as much as €70 million.

At an explosive investors meeting, hosted by former leader of the opposition Daniel Feetham KC this week, the finger was firmly pointed at Globix owner, Damian Carreras (pictured). Gibraltarian Carreras, who ran his unregulated crypto company via Gibraltar and the British Virgin Islands, vanished last year with up to €70 million owed to investors.

As the Olive Press revealed a fortnight ago, the company crash was linked to the kidnapping of one of his partners, Russian Pavel Sidorov, in Alicante, last year.

London-based liquidator Begbies Traynor is now trying to establish and locate the assets of Carreras’ company ‘Miracle World Ventures Limited’ and various linked businesses.