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10.04.2023 - 21:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A devastated son has spoken of his heartache after his dad tragically fell to his death while out walking.
James Alexander Ryan, 65, had been out walking with friends along a footpath at the Peak District, near the popular Speedwell Cavern, before the fatal fall on Saturday. Mercy crews scrambled to the scene following reports that James had fallen and was unconscious with a serious head injury.
Despite best efforts from paramedics, James was tragically pronounced dead at the scene and his son Jonathan has since told the Manchester Evening News of his family's heartache. The 28-year-old said his dad had travelled from their home in Colchester to the Peak District with friends and had been walking in the popular beauty spot before the fall.
Jonathan said: "We are all so shocked, it hasn't really sunk in for any of us yet. You don't expect your dad to go away and then not come home.
"They were going for two days over the Easter weekend and planned to go up to Speedwell Cavern to take some pictures and see the views. It was on the way down that he fell.
"I spoke to him on the Friday evening and before he went, he took my mum to work and then drove up to Derbyshire to meet them. That was the last I heard from him.
"When the police came to see us at midnight to tell us what had happened, we were in total shock."
In 2017, Jonathan, his sister Danielle, 35, his dad James and mum Denise faced another tragedy as a family, having to bury Jonathan's half-brother, also called James, who had died at the age of 42.
James worked in audio visual engineering and was a die-hard Arsenal fan who regularly visited car festivals and had an interest in vintage audio, with his own collection of amplifiers.
Jonathan added: "It's one of those things you
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