Air ambulances called to Preston Docks

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Air ambulances called to Preston Docks

Posted on - 2nd July, 2019 - 5:57pm | Author - Ed Walker | Posted in - Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston News, Riversway

Air ambulances at Preston Docks Pic: Mark Barkworth/Blog Preston

Preston Docks saw two air ambulances land during Tuesday (2 July).

A man was taken ill aboard a boat in the Marina.

Two air ambulances and North West Ambulance Service crews were scrambled to the Docks near the Harbour Lockhouse.

A police spokesman confirmed to Blog Preston a call came in around 1.10pm.

He said: “It looks like a man had been taken ill on Preston Marina.

“He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment.”

North West Ambulance Service confirmed a man in his 60s had collapsed.

He was in a critical condition when taken to hospital.

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