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Parachutist injured landing in housing estate Parachutist dies after landing in housing estate
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A parachutist has been flown to hospital after landing in a housing estate, an ambulance spokesman has said. A parachutist has died after her parachute failed to open and she crash-landed in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, police say.
The North East Ambulance Service said it received a call at around 15.45 BST to Shotton Colliery, County Durham. The 49-year-old from Hebburn, South Tyneside, had jumped before but not in the UK, Durham Police said.
She was found in a cul-de-sac close to the airfield at Shotton Colliery from where her plane had taken off.
The Great North Air Ambulance Service flew the woman to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.The Great North Air Ambulance Service flew the woman to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
It is understood the woman was seriously injured in the incident. Detective Inspector Dave Cuthbert said: "This is a tragic incident. The lady who has died was using her own equipment and was making her first sky-dive in this country, having previously made parachute jumps abroad.
The ambulance service said it sent two ambulances and a trauma team to the scene. "We will be working with the HSE and the British Parachuting Association to establish why this tragedy happened."