<p>Mary Button stands alongside the display case holding the flashlight her late husband, Harry Button, used after falling into the Spokane River when the Spokane River bridge collapsed March 27, 1971. The historical items from that event are displayed in the Post Falls Police Department where Button volunteers.</p>
April 5, 2011
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April 5, 2011 9 p.m.
Shining light
Display tells officer's amazing flashlight story during bridge collapse
POST FALLS - Even after Harry Button plunged into the Spokane River in his police car when a Post Falls bridge collapsed, his trusty Eveready flashlight never failed him.