In pictures: Evel Knievel remembered

Mourners have been remembering legendary US daredevil Evel Knievel at a service in his home town of Butte, Montana.

Robbie Knievel - also a stuntman - paid tribute to his father, saying: "I am not the greatest daredevil in the world. I am the son of the greatest daredevil in the world."

Evel Knievel died on 30 November in Florida, following years of ill health. He was 69 years old.

Hundreds of mourners earlier filed past the open casket to pay their last respects to Evel Knievel.

Photographs were displayed on the altar as images of Knievel performing his death-defying stunts appeared on a large screen above.

Following the service, the hearse made a final lap of honour around Evel Knievel Loop, a six-mile (10km) circuit through his home town.

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