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Maeve Bannister

Skydiver killed in parachuting accident

Police will examine a parachute and equipment after a man died in a skydiving incident in NSW. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

A man has died after an apparent skydiving accident in western NSW.

Emergency services were called to Mount Borah in Wimborne, near Tamworth, about midday on Tuesday.

Crews were told a man had "impacted heavily" on the ground.

Paramedics treated the man but he died at the scene.

NSW Police established a crime scene and are investigating the incident.

Officers will examine the man's parachute and equipment as part of their investigation and will prepare a report for the coroner.

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