A woman has died following a major emergency response on Taunton Avenue in Whitleigh yesterday evening, police have confirmed.
Emergency services were called just after 5pm on Sunday 22 June after reports of a concern for welfare at a residential property.
Taunton Avenue was closed in both directions as multiple police units, ambulances, and an ambulance operational officer attended the incident.
The Cornwall Air Ambulance also landed nearby but was later stood down and returned to base. Plymouth Plus provided live updates on this incident.
Police cordoned off the area as officers redirected traffic, with vehicles being turned away at both ends of the street.
Devon and Cornwall Police have now confirmed the tragic outcome. A woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed.
The woman has not yet been named publicly. Her death is not being treated as suspicious, and police say a file will be prepared for the coroner.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police told Plymouth Plus:
"We were called just after 5pm today, Sunday 22 June, to an address on Taunton Avenue following reports of a welfare concern.
"Emergency services attended the scene where sadly a woman was pronounced deceased.
"Her next of kin have been informed.
"The death is not believed to be suspicious, and a file will be completed for the coroner."
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