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Friends and family rally for Good Samaritan killed helping in Coquihalla crash

Friends and family of Nicholas Funke say he was a "shirt off his back kind of guy.”

Funke was the Good Samaritan tragically killed on the Coquihalla highway just south of Merritt on Feb. 11.

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He had been attempting to assist people who had been involved in a multi-vehicle collision when he was struck by a passing vehicle.

The 35-year-old from Surrey was a respected horticulturist, remembered for volunteering his time and helping with fundraisers.

<who> Photo Credit: GoFundMe.

Friends are now rallying in his memory by starting an online fundraising campaign to help his family cover the costs of a memorial.

By Friday afternoon, the fundraiser had raised close to $16,000 of it’s $20,000 goal.

<who> Photo Credit: GoFundMe.

To visit the GoFundMe, click here.



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