Parachutist Dies Following Jump Near Lancaster

Parachutist Dies Following Jump Near Lancaster

A male parachutist has died after coming down in a field, an ambulance service said.

Paramedics were called to a field next to a church on Main Street, Cockerham, near Lancaster, Lancashire, at 1.52pm.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, the spokeswoman for North West Ambulance Service said.

The spokeswoman said: "We were called to a field next to Cockerham church on Main Street, Cockerham, at 13.52 to reports that a parachutist had come down.

"He was confirmed dead at the scene.

"The matter has been left with police."

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