46-year-old skydiver Sam Cornwell died due to parachute failure near Shotton airfield; police are investigating. El paracaidista Sam Cornwell, de 46 años, murió debido a una falla del paracaídas cerca del aeródromo de Shotton; la policía está investigando.

46-year-old Sam Cornwell, a skydiver from Hampshire, died after his parachute failed to open during a jump near Shotton airfield in County Durham on April 28. Sam Cornwell, un paracaidista de Hampshire, de 46 años, murió después de que su paracaídas no se abrió durante un salto cerca del aeródromo de Shotton en el condado de Durham el 28 de abril. Durham Police are treating his death as "unexpected" and are investigating the incident. La policía de Durham está tratando su muerte como "inesperada" y está investigando el incidente. Cornwell was working for Sky-High Skydiving at the time. Cornwell trabajaba para Sky-High Skydiving en ese momento. The company, along with British Skydiving, are collaborating with the police in their investigation. La empresa, junto con British Skydiving, están colaborando con la policía en su investigación.