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| Parachutist 'critically injured' after landing in Durham housing estate | Parachutist 'critically injured' after landing in Durham housing estate |
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| A parachutist has been critically injured after crash landing in a Durham housing estate, emergency services have said. | |
| The woman was flown to hospital by the Great North Air Ambulance in a critical condition. | The woman was flown to hospital by the Great North Air Ambulance in a critical condition. |
| The North East Ambulance Service said it received a call at around 3:45pm on Saturday to Shotton Colliery in County Durham. | The North East Ambulance Service said it received a call at around 3:45pm on Saturday to Shotton Colliery in County Durham. |
| It said two ambulances and a trauma team were sent to the scene. | It said two ambulances and a trauma team were sent to the scene. |
| The woman was airlifted from the scene to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. | |
| Police have said they are investigating the incident, which occurred close by to Shotton Airfield. | |
| Ian Rosenvinger, from the Skydive Academy at Peterlee Parachute Centre at the airfield, told the Northern Echo that the woman was a 'regular jumper' at the centre. | |
| He suggested the woman had crashed after her parachute failed to open properly. | |
| Press Association | Press Association |