Tragedy as woman in her 30s dies after skydiving accident in County Durham

Emergency services were called to Shotton Colliery, near Peterlee in County Durham , on Sunday morning.

The woman, who was in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Durham Police said her death is not being treated as suspicious.

"A file will now be prepared for the coroner," a spokesman for the force added.

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A North East Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called to an incident at Shotton Colliery in County Durham on Sunday 27 April at 10.17.

"We dispatched one ambulance crew and one specialist paramedic to the incident."

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It was the third fatal skydiving incident linked to the Peterlee area since 2016.

In April 2024 , Sam Cornwell died when his parachute failed to open during a jump at the South West Industrial Estate.

The 46-year-old had been working as a videographer for Sky-High Skydiving Peterlee at the time.

In September 2016 , 49-year-old Pamela Gower, from Hebburn, died during a charity skydive at Peterlee Parachute Centre, according to the BBC.