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| Flood death officer laid to rest | Flood death officer laid to rest |
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| Hundreds of people are attending the funeral of a Cumbria Police officer who died while helping others during last week's floods. | Hundreds of people are attending the funeral of a Cumbria Police officer who died while helping others during last week's floods. |
| Pc Bill Barker had gone to the aid of a motorist on Northside Bridge in Workington when it collapsed. | Pc Bill Barker had gone to the aid of a motorist on Northside Bridge in Workington when it collapsed. |
| The hearse was escorted to St Mary and St Michael's Church in his home town of Egremont by motorcyclists from the force's roads policing unit. | The hearse was escorted to St Mary and St Michael's Church in his home town of Egremont by motorcyclists from the force's roads policing unit. |
| Ten officers made a guard of honour as the coffin was carried into the church. | Ten officers made a guard of honour as the coffin was carried into the church. |
| It was draped with a Union flag with Pc Barker's helmet on top. | It was draped with a Union flag with Pc Barker's helmet on top. |
| Six officers and close personal friends acted as pallbearers. | Six officers and close personal friends acted as pallbearers. |
| The father-of-four was washed away in the swollen River Derwent on the eve of his 45th birthday, on 20 November. | The father-of-four was washed away in the swollen River Derwent on the eve of his 45th birthday, on 20 November. |
| His body was later found on a beach 10 miles away. | His body was later found on a beach 10 miles away. |