A BABY has died after being found at a home and flown to hospital by air ambulance.
The baby’s death is being treated as unexplained and police are investigating.
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Emergency services were called to a home in Chilton, County Durham, this afternoon.
The infant, whose age or gender has not been revealed, died shortly after arriving at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne.
A spokeswoman for Durham Constabulary said: “Police were called to an address in Chilton shortly before 2:30pm today.
“Paramedics also attended, and a baby was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle.
“Sadly, the baby died shortly after arrival.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the baby’s death, which is currently being treated as unexplained.”
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 2:08pm this afternoon to reports of an incident at a private address in the Ferryhill area.
“We dispatched two ambulance crews and requested support from the Air Ambulance.”
A spokesman for the Great North Air Ambulance said: “We mobilised at 14.16 and landed at 14:27. A patient was then flown to hospital at 14.36.”
