A 22-year-old skydiver died following a parachuting incident at Langar airfield in Nottinghamshire on Sunday. Emergency services responded to the site, a former RAF base, at 12:13 PM, where the woman was found in a nearby field and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Nottinghamshire police.
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Skydive Langar, the center operating at the airfield, expressed deep sadness over the incident, stating,
The entire team at Skydive Langar is devastated by this tragic loss.
The center confirmed it would cooperate fully with police investigations and requested privacy for the affected families. Nobody else was injured during the incident.
Police are preparing a report for the Nottinghamshire coroner, who will open and adjourn an inquest. Detective Inspector Rachel Mayfield stated,
This was a tragic incident and we are working with partners to understand what happened.
Background
Langar airfield has been operational since 1942 and is known as the busiest civilian skydiving center in the UK, conducting over 50,000 jumps annually from its fleet of aircraft.
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