A WOMAN was taken to hospital after an air ambulance was called to reports of a cardiac arrest. 

The Anglian One helicopter, operated by the East Anglian Air Ambulance service landed in Harwich on Monday.

A woman in her thirties suffered a cardiac arrest and emergency services including Essex Police, East of England Ambulance Service and the air ambulance aided her at the scene on Monday evening.

A spokesman for the East Anglian Air Ambulance Service said: “Doctor Ed and Critical Care Paramedic Nigel gave the patient a full assessment, administered pain relief and provided high levels of monitoring throughout.

“She was taken to Colchester General Hospital by land ambulance, accompanied by the air ambulance crew, for further treatment.”