Former Man City doctor fell 100m to his death from spot where he proposed to his wife 27 years earlier

A doctor who worked for Manchester City died after falling 100 metres from a mountain where he had proposed to his wife 27 years earlier.

Dr Jamie Butler, from Altrincham in Greater Manchester, popped the question on Striding Edge in the Lake District in 1994.

He and his wife, Margaret, wanted to relive the romantic moment and went back there last November, an inquest was told.

The GP fell due to poor visibility in misty weather, Cockermouth coroner’s court heard.

The couple had been walking together but when they reached Striding Edge Dr Butler’s wife stopped to catch her breath.

Mrs Butler told of watching her husband, 54, disappear into the mist as he went on to find the spot.

After he had been gone for a while she shouted after him but got no response.

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She became “concerned something had happened to him” and called police.

‘He died doing what he loved’

Mountain rescuers later found his body below the ridge.

The coroner concluded that his death was an accident.

“Jamie was a loving husband with two twin boys who he adored,” Mrs Butler said.

“He will be forever missed. He died doing what he loved.”