A group of family and friends are tackling the Great North Run in memory of a loved one who died after he slipped and fell from a roof.
Derek Heslop, affectionately known as Dez, was only 23 years old when he slipped and fell 15ft from a roof in South Shields and sustained a severe head injury on his fourth day in his new role as a roofer.
Heartbreakingly, his partner Rebecca Ward was six months pregnant with their first child. Now family and friends are looking to honour the actions of Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) personnel in their response to Derek's accident.
