Dermot Callinan died while walking in the Alps (Image: Pixabay)
A NORTH Yorkshire man died after falling while walking in the French Alps, an inquest heard today.
Dermot Callinan died on July 9, his 61st birthday, while walking in the Saint-Gervais-les-Bains area.
Jon Heath, the senior coroner for York and North Yorkshire, said that Mr Callinan, who lived in Sicklinghall in North Yorkshire, "tumbled down a descent" while walking in the Alps - suffering "multiple fractures" as a result of the fall.
During the inquest opening today (September 18), Mr Heath said: "The cause of death was multiple injuries due to blunt force trauma."
The inquest has been adjourned with a date set to be fixed.
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