27 years earlier, Dr. Jamie Butler, an ex-team medic, of Greater Manchester, in the U.K., had proposed to his wife on a Lake District ridge.
In November, he died after plummenting 300 feet below, in that same location.
Butler and his wife, Margaret, went to visit the proposal spot from 1994 when he fell from the Striding Edge part of the mountain.
It was noted that the 54-year-old seemingly fell as the mountains were misty and the visibility wasn’t clear.
Margaret told authorities that after she was too exhausted to continue hiking, her husband went ahead. She saw him traveling into the mist, later called out to him, and called police when he hadn’t returned.
The man was later located under the ridge by mountain rescuers, deceased. He suffered extensive wounds, including a fractured skull.
The doctor was well-known in the sports industry in the area and was a former senior medical official for the Manchester Football club.
He was facing unknown charges and a suspension from his practice at the time of his death. However, his doctors say he didn’t have suicidal thoughts.
