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 Police
Constable Stephen 'Steve' Taylor - affectionately known to his friends
and colleagues as `Buck' - had married, adopting two children in
the process, just three years before his death. Two years as a Special
Constable in Wickford led him to join the force.
He began his service at Tilbury, where his interest in diving as
a sport fostered a desire to qualify as a police diver. After transferring
to the Force Support Unit in August 1983 Steve Taylor achieved that
ambition, and also became a firearms officer. He had a great sense
of fun and made friends easily, and after becoming a diving supervisor
in August 1987 he set his ambitions even higher, studying for his
sergeant's exam and possible service on police launches.
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On
1st June 1989 the divers were on a routine exercise in some gravel
pits near Dobbs Weir, close to Nazeing. While diving into the wreck
of an old barge Steve Taylor and 