British Skydiver died after parachute failed to open

A 49 year old woman  identified as Pamela Gower died after her parachute failed to open while she was sky diving in Northern England.
 The paramedics rushed to the scene of the crash on saturday in shottan colliery and rushed her to the hospital where she died.

 Detective inspector Dave Cuthbert said the death was "a tragic incident, and that the lady who has died was  using her own equipment and was making her first diving in England, having previously made parachute jumps abroad.
He also said the police would work with safety authorities and the British parachuting Association to established why the parachute failed to open.


Source: Daily mail/Cnn