Man dies suddenly next to The Galleries shopping centre in Bristol

A man died suddenly near the car park entrance to The Galleries shopping centre in Bristol yesterday morning (June 12).

Police closed off Newgate, which runs from Broad Weir to Wine Street between the shopping centre and Castle Park, following a call-out just before 10am. An ambulance vehicle was also seen at the scene.

Today, Avon and Somerset Police said a man had died suddenly at the scene, and that his death was being investigated - although it wasn’t being treated as suspicious.

A spokesperson said: “We are currently carrying out enquiries on behalf of the coroner following the sudden death of a man in Newgate, Bristol, at around 9.50am yesterday (Sunday 11 June). The death is not being treated as suspicious.”

It came before a woman’s body was found in the river near Bedminster Bridge this morning at 5.30am. Fire crews, ambulance staff and police were called to the incident. Enquiries are currently on going to establish the woman’s identity.

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