Man dies after collapsing in Canary Wharf gym

Heart attack: the man collapsed in a gym in Canary Wharf
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Hannah Al-Othman24 February 2016

A man has died after collapsing in a gym on the ground floor of a skyscraper in Canary Wharf.

Paramedics rushed to Nuffield Health in the Citi Bank building at 33 Canada Square at lunchtime today, after the man suffered a cardiac arrest.

Medics battled to save the man, but were unable to resuscitate him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The IB Times, which is also housed in the building, reported that the gym was closed for the day as members were sent an email reading: "Due to an incident gym facilities will be closed today. Apologies for any inconvenience caused."

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 1.23pm today to reports of a person collapsed at Canada Square in E14.

"We sent a single responder by car, an ambulance crew and an advanced paramedic to the scene.

"We treated a man in cardiac arrest. Sadly, despite extensive efforts to resuscitate the patient, he died at the scene."

The spokeswoman was not able to provide details of the man's age.

A Nuffield Health spokesperson said: "We are aware of an incident that took place earlier on today at our gym in Citibank and at this moment in time we cannot comment any further."

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