Britain05 July, 20262 min read
22-Year-Old Skydiver Dies After Parachuting Incident Near Langar Airfield In Nottinghamshire
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A 22-year-old woman died after a skydiving incident near Langar Airfield. Emergency services were called at 12:13 BST on Sunday; she was found in a field.
Fatal incident at Langar
A 22-year-old skydiver died after a parachuting incident near Langar Airfield, a former RAF base, in Nottinghamshire, police confirmed. Emergency services were called to Langar Airfield at 12.13pm on Sunday, and the woman was found in a nearby field where she was pronounced dead at the scene. Nottinghamshire Police said no one else was hurt, and a file is being prepared for the Nottinghamshire coroner, who will open and adjourn an inquest in due course.
“Emergency services were called to the scene near Langar Airfield at 12:13 BST on Sunday.”
Skydive Langar, the skydive centre operating at the site, said: “We are deeply saddened to confirm that a fatal incident occurred at our centre today involving an experienced skydiver.” The Guardian reported the incident as a “fatal incident” near the Nottinghamshire airfield, with emergency activity centered on Langar Airfield as investigations continued.
Police and centre statements
Detective Inspector Rachel Mayfield of Nottinghamshire Police said: “This was a tragic incident, and we are working with partners to understand what happened.” Mayfield added that as investigations continued at the scene, police’s thoughts were with the woman’s family and everyone else affected by the incident. Skydive Langar said the entire team was “devastated by this tragic loss” and that it was providing full cooperation with the police while asking for privacy.
The Newark Advertiser said Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Bingham attended alongside paramedics, and it noted that a file would now be prepared for the coroner. The BBC said the woman’s family have been informed and will be supported by officers, while Nottinghamshire Police prepared the coroner file after the incident at Langar Airfield.
Inquest, cooperation, and next steps
Police said they are investigating the incident and preparing a file for the coroner, with an inquest to be opened and adjourned in due course. The BBC said a file will now be prepared for the coroner, and it quoted Det Insp Rachel Mayfield saying police were working with partners to understand what happened. Skydive Langar said it was working in full cooperation with the police and all relevant authorities to support the process, while asking for respect and privacy for the family, staff, and wider skydiving community.
The Guardian said Langar airfield opened in 1942 as a base for RAF 207 squadron and that Skydive Langar opened on the site in 1977. The Guardian also said Langar is the busiest civilian skydiving centre in the UK, with more than 50,000 jumps annually from its fleet of three turbine-powered aircraft: two Cessna Grand Caravans and one Cessna standard Caravan.