Family and friends of Nicole O'Connor, one of four people swept away during Hurricane Fabian, gathered last night to remember her, offer prayers, and comfort one another.

About 150 people took part in a torchlit march from the Swing Bridge near the Bermuda International Airport along Kindley Field Road in her memory.

Some carried flowers, others candles and torches, as they walked to a spot near the water where they sang hymns and prayed for the 29-year-old Police officer.

The vigil took place within sight of the Causeway, where P.c. O'Connor, P.c Stephen Symons, St. George's civilian station officer Gladys Saunders, and Manuel Pacheco disappeared when their two cars were washed into the sea at the height of the storm, on September 5.

Pastor Gary Bremar of Wellington Baptist Church in St. George's told the crowd, many of whom were from Mrs. O'Connor's home community of St. David's: "We are here to express our thanks and appreciation and to encourage the family.

"We want the family to know that we are with them as they go through.

"This has been organised by the community and it is a community effort. I want to encourage you to continue to encourage the family.

"Whatever you can, do that. Sometimes it might mean nothing but standing with them. We are letting not just the family, but letting Bermuda know, that we are here, standing as a community, with the family."

Pastor Bremar, who was with Rev Alex Smith of St. Luke's AME Church, urged the people to remember God was always with them.

Around 20 members of Mrs. O'Connor's family, including her husband Robert, father Dennis Simons, and all her siblings, took part in the vigil.

Mrs. O'Connor was a Progressive Labour Party supporter and the remembrance was organised by the PLP in St. David's.

Edward Saunders, chairman of the constituency 3 PLP branch, said afterwards: "She was one of our neighbourhood and she was very well loved so we decided to do something to remember her."

So far, the only body recovered since Fabian has been that of P.c. Symons, who was buried last month.