A medical emergency tragically resulted in the death of a person at a pub in Yeovil on Sunday morning.
Emergency services were called to The Bell Inn on Preston Road shortly after 11.30am on 16 August. South Western Ambulance Service responded first and requested assistance from Avon and Somerset Police.
The pub was closed temporarily while paramedics and police attended the scene. Despite efforts to save the individual, they were sadly pronounced deceased at the location.
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An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: “We were called at 11.37am on Sunday 16 August by South Western Ambulance Service who were dealing with a medical incident at a pub in Yeovil. Officers arrived and provided support to the paramedics already at the scene due to the incident happening at a public location.
“Sadly, the patient was pronounced deceased at the scene. Their family are aware and our thoughts are with them.
“The death is being treated as non-suspicious, and the coroner has been notified.”