Tragedy as Blackpool boy, 9, dies after being found unresponsive at home

By Matthew Calderbank
Published 25th Sep 2022, 17:54 BST
Updated 29th Sep 2022, 11:08 BST
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A 9-year-old boy has tragically died at a home in Blackpool this weekend.

Police and paramedics blue-lighted their way to the home on the Herons Reach estate, close to Blackpool Victoria Hospital, after a 999 call at around 5.30pm on Saturday (September 24).

The boy was found unresponsive and was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.

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Police have not given a cause of death at this stage, but have confirmed it is not being treated as suspicious.

A 9-year-old boy has sadly died after he was found unresponsive at a home in Heron's Reach, Blackpool on Saturday afternoon (September 24)A 9-year-old boy has sadly died after he was found unresponsive at a home in Heron's Reach, Blackpool on Saturday afternoon (September 24)
A 9-year-old boy has sadly died after he was found unresponsive at a home in Heron's Reach, Blackpool on Saturday afternoon (September 24)

Officers remained at the detached property until the early hours of this morning.

A police spokesman said: “We were called by the ambulance service at shortly before 6pm yesterday (Saturday, September 24) to reports that a child had been found unresponsive at an address on Herons Reach, Blackpool.

“Officers attended but very sadly, and despite the best efforts of medical staff, the child, a boy aged nine, was pronounced dead a short time later.

“Our thoughts are with the boy’s loved ones.

“The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to HM Coroner.”

North West Ambulance Service were approached for further details.