THE funeral of a farmer killed in a holiday para-gliding accident will take place tomorrow.
Father-of-two Colin Mitchelson, 49, died in the accident in Turkey on June 21, on the last day of a holiday with his wife, Susan.
Both Mr Mitchelson and his Turkish pilot were killed when they crashed into a mountainside.
The community of Tow Law, County Durham, was left devastated by his death.
The funeral service for Mr Mitchelson, who farmed at Newstead, near Satley, will be at Stanhope Meth-odist Chapel at noon, followed by a cremation at Mountsett Crematorium. Friends are asked to meet at the chapel.
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