Overview
- A man in his 70s was pronounced dead at Castle Eden Golf Club after a medical incident, with Durham Police confirming the death is not being treated as suspicious.
- North East Ambulance Service received the Castle Eden call at 12:41pm on Friday, February 20 and dispatched multiple resources, with support from Great North Air Ambulance Service.
- GNAAS activated its aircraft at 1:18pm and a doctor and paramedic arrived on scene at 1:27pm, though the man later died despite efforts to treat him.
- Police said a file will be prepared for the coroner, which is standard procedure following a sudden death where no criminality is suspected.
- Separately on Sunday, February 22, GNAAS responded to incidents in Newton Aycliffe (activated 2:24pm, arrived 2:32pm), Redcar (activated 3:46pm, arrived 3:53pm, patient taken to hospital by NEAS with GNAAS), and Stockton (activated 5:49pm, rapid response arrived 5:57pm, patient taken to hospital by NEAS with GNAAS).