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A person has been taken to hospital after a 'medical incident' in County Durham that saw an air ambulance land at the scene.
Emergency services were called to Seaton Lane, Seaham, at around 2.10pm, on Wednesday (October 21).
The air ambulance landed on grass next to Seaton Lane and Lord Byron Walk.
A person was taken to hospital via road ambulance, according to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS).
A spokesperson said: "Our critical care team was activated at 2.11pm to reports of a medical incident in Seaham.
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"We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft, and they arrived on scene at 2.22pm.
"Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient.
"The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team."