VIDEO: Thousands Of Police Officers Attend Funeral For A Buffalo Police Officer

BUFFALO-Thousands of members of law enforcement lined the streets Wednesday to honor a fallen officer. 

34-Year-Old Craig Lehner vanished  during an underwater training exercise in the Niagara River on October 13th.

Officials say the cable connecting Lehner to the surface got snagged.

His body was recovered later.

Buffalo Police said they were expecting about 5.000 uninformed personnel in attendance at Wednesday’s funeral service.

In addition to being a dive-team member, Lehner was also a K-9 Officer.