Man falls to death where he proposed to his wife

A GP plunged 300ft to his death when he set out with his wife to revisit a mountain ridge where he proposed 27 years before.

Dr Jamie Butler, 54, popped the question to wife Margaret on Striding Edge in the Lake District in 1994.

The couple, from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, returned last November.

An inquest heard that when the couple reached Striding Edge, Dr Butler walked on alone to find the exact spot where he proposed and a mist came down, dramatically reducing visibility.

Mrs Butler shouted after him but got no response and called the police. Rescuers later found him dead from multiple injuries. The coroner concluded the death was an accident.