POLICE today named the sky diver who died when a parachute jump went tragically wrong at the weekend.

Andrew Wilson's body was found a mile away from Shotton Airfield, near Peterlee, in County Durham, where he was supposed to land.

Police said the 25-year-old RAF man, who lives in St Helens, Auckland, was an experienced parachutist. He had made more than 100 jumps.

Investigations are continuing into the accident.

Witnesses said they saw Mr Wilson's parachute deploy shortly after he jumped.

Detectives say there are no suspicious circumstances.