A Nottinghamshire family are awaiting answers after a father died in a steep fall. On Monday (November 28) an inquest was held with a coroner examining evidence to determine whether 62-year-old Michael Duray, from Selston, had died accidentally or took his life in Derbyshire.
The father was found unresponsive at the bottom of a steep bank in Matlock on the morning of May 11, 2022. He had been reported missing by his daughter Claire at 9pm on May 10, with his vehicle found in a nearby car park.
Gordon Clow, Assistant Coroner for Nottinghamshire, read the results of Michael's post mortem examination before hearing witness statements during the hearing at Nottingham Council House. Mr Clow explained the examination took place on May 19, with the post mortem finding Michael had extensive traumatic injuries to the body, consistent with a fall from a height.
