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Man proposes to partner after walking 96 miles in 36 hours in memory of her son
The challenge raised more than £3,000 for Together for Short Lives and ended with Ward proposing at the Fort William finish line.
- On Sunday, Benjamin Ward, 44, from Falkirk, proposed to partner Natasha Goldthorpe, 37, from Irvine, at the West Highland Way finish line in Fort William after completing his 96-mile charity trek.
- Ward completed the route in memory of Liam, Goldthorpe's son who died from BPAN last October, to support Together for Short Lives, a UK-wide charity that assisted the family.
- Facing heavy rain and darkness, Ward finished the 96-mile trail in 36 hours and 48 minutes, walking about 30 miles overnight and recalling it "didn't stop raining once."
- Goldthorpe said it was "great" to see him jog across the finish line and propose, though she could not stop laughing; the challenge raised more than £3,000 for charity.
- Having walked the trail last August for charity, Ward noted that proposing in Fort William a year later felt right, establishing meaningful history at the location for the couple.
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