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Members of @niagregpolice are in Buffalo today to pay respects to @BPDAlerts Officer Lehner #HeroesInLife pic.twitter.com/b7zOy7ji0M
— NRPS (@NiagRegPolice) October 25, 2017

Funeral for Buffalo police diver Wednesday

The recent five-day search for a missing diver from the Buffalo Police Department was on an international body of water, but there are no borders when it comes to supporting authorities on the U.S. side of the Niagara River, says Fort Erie Fire Chief Ed Melanson.
This is also why there will be representation from the Fort Erie Fire Department on Tuesday at a visitation in Hamburg, N.Y. for Craig Lehner, the nine-year police veteran whose body was recovered on Oct. 17, following a search in the Niagara River involving 22 agencies from Canada and the U.S.
Lehner, 34, was participating in a training exercise with the Buffalo Police’s underwater recovery unit when he disappeared in the water.
Melanson said a group from the Fort Erie Fire Department will attend a visitation Tuesday as well as the funeral service planned for Wednesday at KeyBank Centre in downtown Buffalo.
He expects some men and women will make the short trip over the Peace Bridge for the large funeral service – but he also needs boots on the ground for the day as well.
“If we go, and I take all my daytime response, I’m not taking care of the town very well,” said Melanson on Monday afternoon.
The fire chief also said it’s good for the firefighters who were involved in the nearly week-long mission on the river to get some closure by paying respects to Lehner’s colleagues, friends and family at the visitation.
“It helps us put the incident behind us a bit,” said Melanson.
Unfortunately, water rescues are not an uncommon occurrence in Fort Erie, a community surrounded by water, he said.
Having a strong relationship with emergency services in the U.S. is vital for the town, says Melanson.
“One day we might need them and it’s important they know we’re there for them and I believe they’ll be there for us.”
Niagara Regional Police will also send representation to pay respects, confirmed spokesperson Stephanie Sabourin.
Visitation is taking place at Lakeside Funeral Home in Hamburg, N.Y on Monday and Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m.