Last respects for mountain fall hero

Mourners gathered today for the funeral of a Belfast doctor who died saving his girlfriend’s life in a mountain climbing accident.

Last respects for mountain fall hero

Mourners gathered today for the funeral of a Belfast doctor who died saving his girlfriend’s life in a mountain climbing accident.

Dr Donal Deery died from his injuries after falling 250 metres down a ravine and landing in a rocky gully in the Southern Alps in New Zealand.

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