Prince meets hero policeman's widow
Updated on 28 November 2009
The Prince of Wales has met the widow of PC Bill Barker who was swept away in flood waters when a bridge collapsed as he directed motorists away from danger in Cumbria.
Charles held a private meeting with Hazel, 45, and the couple's children Simon, 16, Melissa, 15, Daniel, 13, and seven-year-old Emma during a visit to flood-ravaged Cockermouth.
Pc Barker was stopping people going on to Northside Bridge in Workington when it gave under the strain of the swollen waters.
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