Charity campaigner died in microlight crash while filming Apple TV series

Claire Lomas was filming content for project promoting tech company’s Vision Pro headset in Jordan, inquest hears A disability campaigner who was paralysed from the chest down died when her microlight crashed while filming a TV series for Apple, an inquest has heard. Claire Lomas, 44, who was the first person to complete a marathon with the help of a “bionic” suit, died five weeks after the adapted aircraft she was…

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Guardian Published 18 August 2026

Charity campaigner died in microlight crash while filming Apple TV series

BBC Published 18 August 2026

Campaigner died in crash while filming Apple series

An inquest hears Claire Lomas was flying an adapted microlight in Jordan when it crashed into a large rock.

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