"Sometimes fate has a twisted sense of how we go, but as long as we go knowing we did some good and lived to the fullest, that's all that matters." RIP Soldier #Repost @salutetheblue (@get_repost) γ»γ»γ» STB: Rest Easy HERO. Police Officer Craig Lehner drowned while conducting a training a dive in the Niagara River, in the area of Broderick Park and Bird Island Pier. Members of the agency's Underwater Recovery Team were conducting a regularly scheduled training exercise in swift water currents. Officer Lehner entered the water as part of the training but failed to surface after his safety cable broke while he was submerged. Officer Lehner's body was recovered on October 17th, 2017, during a massive recovery effort involving over 20 local, state, federal, and Canadian law enforcement agencies. Officer Lehner was a veteran of the Army National Guard. He had served with the Buffalo Police Department for nine years and was assigned to the Canine Unit. He is survived by his mother and sister. Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements: Commissioner Daniel Derenda Buffalo Police Department 74 Franklin Street Buffalo, NY 14202 Phone: (716) 851-4444 | #GodBlessTheFallen #rememberthefallen #HonorTheFallen #thinredline #thinwhiteline #thingoldline #thingreenline #thingreyline #ThinBlueLine #BackTheBlue #SaluteTheBlue πΊπΈβ«οΈπ΅β«οΈπΊπΈ
