One of the UK's most experienced mountain rescue experts has died at the age of 72. David Whalley was a Royal Air Force and mountain rescue veteran who died this week after being diagnosed with ...

David Whalley, known to most simply as 'Heavy', dedicated his life to mountain rescue and public safety. His 37-year career ...

Tributes have been paid to a mountain search and rescue veteran who was one of the first on scene at the Lockerbie disaster. David "Heavy" Whalley, who has died aged 72, served with the RAF ...

DAVID ‘Heavy’ Whalley MBE, who has died, aged 72, from liver cancer, was, to many, a legend in the mountain rescue community, one who ...

David “Heavy” Whalley, who has died aged 72, spent almost 40 years with the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service, attending more than 1,000 incidents and 80 plane crashes; one above all ...

Tributes have poured in for a mountain search and rescue veteran who has been described as “a true legend”. David “Heavy” Whalley, who has died aged 72, served with the RAF Mountain Rescue ...

Highland teams have joined Scotland’s mountain community in paying tribute to a mountain search and rescue veteran after he ...

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Tributes have been paid to a mountain search and rescue veteran who was one of the first on scene at the Lockerbie disaster. David "Heavy" Whalley, who has died aged 72, served with the RAF Mountain ...