A seriously injured parachutist was flown to hospital after she landed in a housing estate, an ambulance spokesman said.
The North East Ambulance Service said it received a call at around 3.45pm to Shotton Colliery, County Durham.
The Great North Air Ambulance Service flew the woman to the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, from the scene.
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It was understood the patient was seriously injured in the incident.
The ambulance service said it sent two ambulances and a trauma team to the scene.