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Campaigner died in crash while filming Apple series
Claire Lomas raised nearly £1m for charity, and was the first person to complete a marathon in a "bionic" suit
A campaigner who raised nearly £1m for charity during her life was "excited" about taking part in a microlighting filming project for an Apple headset before she died, an inquest has heard.
Claire Lomas began fundraising after a 2007 horseriding accident left her paralysed, with her efforts including completing the 2012 London Marathon in a "bionic" suit.
Her inquest was told Lomas was flying an adapted microlight in Jordan on 15 July 2024 when it veered off a road after landing and crashed into a large rock.
The court heard she was then taken to the King Hussein Medical Centre, where Lomas's condition improved before she had a "sudden deterioration" and died on 22 August.
Louise Pinder, senior coroner for Rutland and North Leicestershire, said Lomas's provisional cause of death was multiple severe traumatic injuries.
The inquest, which is being held at County Hall, heard Lomas - from Eye Kettleby, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire - was in Jordan to take part in an Apple-commissioned series called Adventure, which involved filming athletes in "spectacular" locations.
Lina Zilinskaite, senior producer for Atlantic Productions - the company commissioned to film the series - said the firm reached out to Lomas about taking part in a microlighting project.
Zilinskaite told the inquest Lomas was "really delighted" about the opportunity and the company was "reassured" that she had some previous experience with media.
"She was very enthusiastic and keen and excited about the opportunity," Zilinskaite said.