Air ambulance landed at Locking Park amid incident

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AN air ambulance landed at a public park in Weston-super-Mare along with two land ambulances in response to an emergency incident.

At around 9.30am on Thursday, September 17, an air ambulance was spotted landing at Locking Park in Weston-super-Mare.

Two South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust double-crewed land ambulances and an ambulance vehicle were also spotted at the scene.

Air ambulance crews at the scene. (Image: Louis Havinden)

According to Louis Havinden, one of our reporters at the scene, the air ambulance left the scene at around 10am.

A spokesperson for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity confirmed: “Our crew were tasked to an incident in Weston-super-Mare at 08:51 on Thursday 17 September 2026.

"They responded by helicopter with a Critical Care Doctor and Specialist Paramedic on board.

"They treated a patient on scene before airlifting them to hospital for further treatment.”

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust has also been contacted for further comment.

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