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| Blackpool PCs remembered 30 years after sea deaths | Blackpool PCs remembered 30 years after sea deaths |
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| A memorial service is to be held to mark 30 years since three police officers died in an attempted sea rescue at Blackpool. | A memorial service is to be held to mark 30 years since three police officers died in an attempted sea rescue at Blackpool. |
| PCs Colin Morrison, Gordon Connolly and Angela Bradley href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-20892279" title="Link to a feature on the rescue attempt" >drowned trying to save a holidaymaker who entered the sea to rescue his pet dog on 5 January 1983. | |
| The service will take place at 13:00 GMT at Gynn Square. | The service will take place at 13:00 GMT at Gynn Square. |
| A memorial to all emergency service staff who have died on duty will be unveiled later this year. | A memorial to all emergency service staff who have died on duty will be unveiled later this year. |
| The officers went into the sea close to Gynn Square but were overcome by the strong tide, waves and freezing cold water as they tried to rescue 25-year-old Alistair Anthony, from Glasgow, who also died as he tried to save his Jack Russell. | |
| A fourth officer, PC Pat Abram, was rescued by colleagues who were able to throw a rope around his neck, before he was given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the prom. | A fourth officer, PC Pat Abram, was rescued by colleagues who were able to throw a rope around his neck, before he was given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on the prom. |
| The families of the victims will be joined by members of Lancashire Police past and present as well as members of the public. | The families of the victims will be joined by members of Lancashire Police past and present as well as members of the public. |
| Ch Supt Richard Debicki, of Blackpool police, said: "That tragic day in 1983 was one of the darkest in the history of Lancashire Constabulary. Three officers arrived for duty in the morning but never returned to their families. | Ch Supt Richard Debicki, of Blackpool police, said: "That tragic day in 1983 was one of the darkest in the history of Lancashire Constabulary. Three officers arrived for duty in the morning but never returned to their families. |
| "They died trying to save a man that they did not know, which is the epitome of public service. | "They died trying to save a man that they did not know, which is the epitome of public service. |
| "Those officers are etched in the history of Lancashire Constabulary - their photographs still on the walls in our police stations, rooms named in memory of them, and bravery awards still awarded in their name." | "Those officers are etched in the history of Lancashire Constabulary - their photographs still on the walls in our police stations, rooms named in memory of them, and bravery awards still awarded in their name." |
| On New Year's Day, Paul Morris, 41, died when he was swept into the sea while walking his dog in the South Shore, Blackpool. | On New Year's Day, Paul Morris, 41, died when he was swept into the sea while walking his dog in the South Shore, Blackpool. |