Man airlifted following incident in Ellesmere
A man was airlifted to hospital following an incident at The Mere, Ellesmere, in North Shropshire this evening.
Emergency services were called to The Mere at 6.30pm following an incident involving a triathlon competitor who was taking part in a training session and reportedly in difficulty in the water.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “A man in his forties was rescued from the water and found to be in respiratory arrest.
“Ambulance crews treated to stabilise the patient before he was conveyed by air ambulance to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.”
An ambulance; a paramedic officer; paramedic in a rapid response car; community first responder and the Midlands Air Ambulance based in Staffordshire attended the scene.
