Coastguard stalwart. Peter Davidson was the station manager at Gairloch in the Highlands and had joined the Coastguard with wife Anne more than 20 years ago.
Tributes have since flowed in for Peter since the announcement of his death online. HM Coastguard Highland wrote on Facebook that there were 'broken hearts all round'.
The post read: "Most of the time we love what we share."Tonight we are all devastated that we are sharing the loss of our Gairloch Station Officer Peter Davidson."Peter joined the Coastguard in 1996 and along with his wife Anne they were centre stage in this team."Peter was a force to be reckoned with in every way.
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