BBC News, North East and Cumbria<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n An inquest hearing for a 32-year-old woman who died while skydiving was told “there was no reason to suspect equipment failure”.<\/p>\n Marketing manager Jade Damarell died after crashing on to farmland near Fleming Field, Shotton Colliery, County Durham, on 27 April.<\/p>\n A post-mortem examination at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle found she died as a result of “blunt trauma”.<\/p>\n The brief opening hearing in Crook, County Durham, was adjourned until a full inquest on 21 August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ms Damarell was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and lived in Caerphilly, Wales, coroner’s officer Alexis Blighe told the court.<\/p>\n Ms Blighe said: “I understand the circumstances to be that Ms Damarell was involved in a parachute incident on 27 April.”<\/p>\n Coroner Jeremy Chipperfield asked Ms Blighe: “There’s no reason to suspect equipment failure?”<\/p>\n Ms Blighe replied: “No reason at all.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n After her death, her family had told reporters: “Skydiving and its fantastic community meant so much to Jade and we’re incredibly comforted by how admired, respected and deeply loved she was.<\/p>\n “We miss her beyond words but Jade’s love, brilliance, courage and light will live on in our family and among all those who knew and loved her.”<\/p>\n The body was identified by Bryn Chaffe, who was chief instructor at the skydiving firm she used, Ms Blighe said.<\/p>\n Following her death, Sky-High Skydiving said: “It is with great sadness that we confirm a tragic incident took place involving a valued member of our community.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"BBC](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6c9a\/live\/82ff3660-36f0-11f0-a175-eb6d05349cb6.jpg.webp\")
BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n‘Fantastic’ skydiving community<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n