Campbell was buried in Coniston Cemetery on 12 September 2001 after his coffin was carried down the lake , and through the measured kilometre , on a launch , one last time . A funeral service was then held at St Andrew 's Church in Coniston , after an earlier , and positive DNA examination had been carried out . The funeral was attended by his widow Tonia , daughter Gina , other members of his family , members of his former team and admirers . The funeral was overshadowed in the media by coverage of the 9/11 attacks in the United States . Campbell 's sister , Jean Wales , had been against the recovery of her brother 's body out of respect for his stated wish that , in the event of something going wrong , " Skipper and boat stay together " . Jean Wales did , however , remain in daily telephone contact with project leader Bill Smith during the recovery operation in anticipation of any news of her brother 's remains . When Campbell was buried in Coniston Cemetery on 12 September 2001 she did not attend the service . Steve Hogarth , lead singer for Marillion , was present at the funeral and performed the song " Out of this World " solo
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Donald Campbell