Roger Stotesbury, from Buckingham near Oxford, died while on the last leg of a ‘middle-aged gap year’ trip with his wifeA British man has died after falling from the second floor of an Indian temple. Roger Stotesbury was on the final leg of a “middle-aged gap year” trip with his wife when he fell about 30ft (nine metres) on Friday. Local reports said Stotesbury, from Buckingham near Oxford, was trying to take a selfie at a temple in Orchha, about 160 miles south of the Taj Mahal. The Times of India said he was “standing almost on the edge of a wall on the second floor of the temple” when he fell. A family spokeswoman said: “He was the nicest man on the planet and they were an incredibly happy and devoted couple.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2017 12:26 UTC