Former Man City medic fell to his death during trip with his wife

Dr Jamie Butler’s loss of life was dominated an accident by the coroner (Image: Fb/Getty)

A former senior medic for Manchester Metropolis died after falling off a mountain whereas on vacation along with his spouse.

Dr Jamie Butler, 54, and his spouse visited Striding Edge within the Lake District – the very place he had proposed to her 27 years earlier.

The couple from Altrincham, Better Manchester, had taken a stroll up the identical path on the afternoon of November 2, 2021, an inquest has heard.

Once they reached Striding Edge, Dr Butler tried to search out the precise spot of the proposal when the mist got here down, momentarily abandoning his spouse who had grown drained.

He fell 300ft off the mountain struggling important accidents – together with a fractured cranium – earlier than mountain rescuers recovered his physique under the ridge and pronounced him useless.

After he’d been gone some time, his spouse known as out to him however acquired no response and so known as the police.

She mentioned: ‘Jamie was a loving husband with two twin boys who he adored. He can be eternally missed. He died doing what he cherished.’

The inquest heard Dr Butler, a GP, was dealing with unspecified historic ‘allegations’ and was suspended from his follow on the time of his loss of life.

However his physician mentioned he was positive ‘there was no suicidal intention’ as he was ‘decided’ to clear his identify.

The coroner advised the listening to she accepted a autopsy discovering Dr Butler died from a number of accidents, and concluded his loss of life was an accident.

Dr Butler joined Manchester Metropolis in 2007 as a medic (Image: Fb)

He proposed to his spouse on Striding Edge in 1994 (Image: Getty)

Dr Butler had beforehand labored as a staff physician for Premiership rugby union facet Sale Sharks earlier than becoming a member of Manchester Metropolis in 2007 as a medic, and was promoted in 2009 to senior medical officer.

He confronted accusations of wrongdoing – and was subsequently cleared – after then Manchester Metropolis defender Kolo Toure failed a drug take a look at and was suspended for six months.

The footballer had taken his spouse’s fat burners and had claimed he had proven them to Dr Butler who allegedly gave him the go-ahead to take.

However the Soccer Affiliation dominated in opposition to Mr Toure, stating: ‘[Dr Butler] by no means advised him it was secure to make use of water tablets [and] he would unequivocally have mentioned they had been prohibited and shouldn't be used.’

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