Narwhal Tusk Hero Recalls London Bridge Attack a Year On

Darryn Frost, who used a narwhal tusk to stop the London Bridge attacker, reflects on the incident a year later in a BBC interview.

Brit Brief 14/06/2026 10:07

Narwhal Tusk Hero Recalls London Bridge Attack a Year On

On 29 November 2019, a man armed with knives carried out an attack in the London Bridge area. Usman Khan, wearing a fake suicide vest, was shot dead by police after the incident.

Phone footage from the day shows Darryn Frost confronting Khan with a narwhal tusk, helping to end the attack. A year on, Frost spoke to BBC Breakfast about his haunting memories of the event.

Frost described the chaos and fear of the moment, but also the instinct to act. He said the narwhal tusk, taken from a nearby building's wall display, was used to keep Khan at bay until police arrived.

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The attack left two people dead and three injured. Frost's actions were widely praised, and he has since been featured in a BBC portrait commemorating the heroes of the day.