4 d. ago 'A truly extraordinary person' : Parents of tragic skydiver Jade Damarell pay tribute to 'beloved daughter' and urge anyone 'struggling' to seek help amid fears death was 'deliberate act'

Jade Damarell, 32, a highly-experienced parachutist with more than 400 jumps to her name, died instantly during a skydive in Shotton Colliery, Co Durham, on Sunday.

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4 d. ago Skydiver, 32, died after jumping from 10,000ft in 'deliberate act'

Jade Damarell deliberately chose not to open her parachute, police believe

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6 d. ago Durham skydiving tragedy is third to strike same area in less than a decade

A skydiving tragedy this weekend has been the third tragedy of its kind linked to the Peterlee area, in County Durham, in less than a decade - two other skydivers have been killed since 2016

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7 d. ago Woman in her 30s dies in skydiving fall at County Durham farm after 'parachute accident'

Emergency services rushed to Wreford's Farm in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on Sunday morning. The woman, in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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7 d. ago Woman in her 30s dies after skydiving fall at County Durham farm

A woman in her 30s sadly died following a sky diving accident at a farm in County Durham over the weekend.  

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7 d. ago Durham skydiving tragedy as woman in 30s dies in horror fall at farm

Emergency services raced to Wreford's Farm in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on the weekend after a woman became injured during a skydiving session - she has been pronounced dead

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3 w. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: Bird strike examined as possible cause of tragedy

Experts are looking into the possibility that a 'flock of birds' may have caused the aircraft to drop into the Hudson at New York City after a witness said it 'just straight up dropped'

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