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# Person dies at church centred on life after death
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/person-dies-at-spiritualist-church/
- Published: 2026-08-02T18:50:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-03T17:22:35.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: Mutley, News, #editors-picks

A person has sadly died at a spiritualist church in Plymouth earlier today (2 August).

Paramedics were called to the Hillsborough Spiritualist Church on Pearson Road in [Mutley](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/mutley/) at around 10.45am.

The [Devon Air Ambulance](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-air-ambulance/) was also deployed to the incident and landed at nearby Plymouth College.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/74/83/7483ab0e-4e89-48b0-a2a9-d29bc2bbbe08/content/images/2026/08/R6M31603.jpg)

****Devon Air Ambulance at Plymouth College.** (Image: Plymouth Plus)

Two double-crewed land ambulances alongside an operations officer were sent to the scene by the [South Western Ambulance Service](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/south-western-ambulance-service/).

A spiritualist church is a place of worship for followers of Spiritualism, a religion centred on the belief that the human soul continues after death and that communication with spirits is possible, often through a medium.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/74/83/7483ab0e-4e89-48b0-a2a9-d29bc2bbbe08/content/images/2026/08/R6M21405.jpg)

****Hillsborough Spiritualist Church in Plymouth.** (Image: Plymouth Plus)

Sadly, despite the best efforts of emergency services, the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

[Devon and Cornwall Police](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-and-cornwall-police/) have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious and that a file will be prepared for HM Coroner.

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