A woman has tragically died after taking ill in an East Ayrshire village.
Emergency crews, including an air ambulance, raced to Catrine earlier this afternoon after reports of a woman falling unwell in the Riverside Crescent area.
Sadly, the woman, understood to be 50 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death is being treated as a medical matter.
A Police Scotland spokesperson told Ayrshire Live: “Around 12.20pm on Wednesday, November 30, police were made aware of helimed attending the Riverside Crescent area of Catrine following a report of a woman taking unwell.
"Officers attended and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The death is being treated as a medical matter.”
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