AN inquest into the death of a Barrow dad who died after leaping into a water-filled quarry is set to take place on Monday.

Chris Maitland, known to his friends as Fudd, died after leaping into Hodge Close Quarry at Coniston in July.

Emergency services were called to the scene after the 30-year-old jumped from the edge of the former slate mine.

Mr Maitland, a former Parkview School pupil, was later found dead, police said.

A GoFundMe page set up to raise money to give to his family for the funeral said Mr Maitland “lost his life doing what he loves.”