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Claire Lomas cause of death was microlight accident - inquest | Claire Lomas cause of death was microlight accident - inquest |
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A pre-inquest review has taken place into the death of charity campaigner Claire Lomas | A pre-inquest review has taken place into the death of charity campaigner Claire Lomas |
A campaigner who raised more than £1m for charity after she was paralysed died following a microlight crash in Jordan, an inquest has heard. | A campaigner who raised more than £1m for charity after she was paralysed died following a microlight crash in Jordan, an inquest has heard. |
Claire Lomas, 44, was paraplegic and flying an adapted microlight in the Middle Eastern country on 15 July when it veered off a road after landing and crashed into a rock. | |
Ms Lomas was then taken to the King Hussein Medical Centre, where she died on 22 August. | |
A number of charities paid tribute to Ms Lomas following her death, which is still under investigation ahead of a full inquest hearing expected to take place later this year. | A number of charities paid tribute to Ms Lomas following her death, which is still under investigation ahead of a full inquest hearing expected to take place later this year. |
Ms Lomas took part in the London Marathon and Great North Run in a robotic suit | |
Ms Lomas, from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, raised almost £1m for charity after she broke her back, neck, ribs and punctured a lung when she was thrown from her horse during the Osberton Horse Trials in 2007. | Ms Lomas, from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, raised almost £1m for charity after she broke her back, neck, ribs and punctured a lung when she was thrown from her horse during the Osberton Horse Trials in 2007. |
She was dubbed "the bionic woman" after she famously took part in the London Marathon in a robotic suit in 2012 and finished the 26-mile course in 16 days. | |
In a tribute posted online after her death, British Microlighting wrote that Ms Lomas gained her licence in 2022. | In a tribute posted online after her death, British Microlighting wrote that Ms Lomas gained her licence in 2022. |
Speaking in a video about microlighting three years ago, Ms Lomas said: "I was paralysed in a horse riding accident in 2007 and it was the smallest error that turned my life upside down. | Speaking in a video about microlighting three years ago, Ms Lomas said: "I was paralysed in a horse riding accident in 2007 and it was the smallest error that turned my life upside down. |
"I have found a lot of things that I am able to do, flying being one of them, and I love the fact that I can get out of the wheelchair and can be like any other pilot - and also the freedom it gives me." | "I have found a lot of things that I am able to do, flying being one of them, and I love the fact that I can get out of the wheelchair and can be like any other pilot - and also the freedom it gives me." |
Ms Lomas was presented with her MBE by the Duke of Cambridge in 2017 | Ms Lomas was presented with her MBE by the Duke of Cambridge in 2017 |
Ms Lomas was also a friend of ex-England and Leicester Tigers rugby player Matt Hampson, who set up the Matt Hampson Foundation after he was paralysed during rugby training. | |
His charity funded the suit that Ms Lomas used to take on many of her challenges and he was among the people who paid tribute to her following her death. | |
He said: "She didn't let anyone stop her and she always wanted to push the boundaries and show people you could live a great and fulfilled life. | He said: "She didn't let anyone stop her and she always wanted to push the boundaries and show people you could live a great and fulfilled life. |
"She was a great ambassador and she liked to do things her own way. | "She was a great ambassador and she liked to do things her own way. |
"I was really shocked when I heard she had died." | "I was really shocked when I heard she had died." |
The exact circumstances of Ms Lomas's death are still being investigated and a further pre-inquest review is expected to be held in July, ahead of a full inquest into her death. | |
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