ON this day 42 years ago the bodies of two policeman were found in Porthleven harbour after being washed into the sea during a major storm that hit Cornwall during December 1978. PC Joe Childs was aged 36 and PC Martin Reid only in his late 20s when their bodies were found in the harbour water on December 13 with the crushed police car recovered later in the week. It is thought a huge wave engulfed the car and dragged it into the sea after they stopped to check on something. Over four decades on and people still place flowers at the plaque on the anniversary of the pair s death, with PC Childs in particular very well remembered locally and nicknamed Smiler due to his happy demeanour.