A MAN in his 60s has died after suffering a medical episode at a popular beauty spot near where the Sycamore Gap tree once stood.
The man got into difficulties on a path close to the Steel Rigg car park in Northumberland National Park on Saturday July 5.
Emergency services scrambled to the area but despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
He suffered the medical episode near the site where the iconic Sycamore Gap tree stood before it was axed.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: “At 1pm on Saturday, July 5, we received a report via the ambulance service that a person was suffering a medical episode while on a path close to Steel Rigg car park in Northumberland.
“Emergency services attended but the person – a man in his 60s – was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.
“The man’s next of kin have been informed. A report into the man’s death has been prepared for the coroner.”
The tragedy happened in the picturesque Northumberland National Park[/caption]
