Woman dies after collapsing at Edinburgh Wetherspoons

A woman has died after collapsing in an Edinburgh beer garden.

Emergency services rushed out to the Wetherspoons White Lady pub and hotel in Corstorphine just before 4pm yesterday.

The 64-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after paramedics arrived.

She had been staying at the hotel, but was not served in the pub during the day before the tragic incident occurred.

A Wetherspoon spokesman outlined how all staff at the establishment send their condolences to the woman's loved ones.

He said: "The lady collapsed in the beer garden.

"She had not been served in the pub today.

"Paramedics arrived within two minutes, but couldn’t revive her and she was pronounced dead at 4pm.

"The Pub was closed and customers asked to leave, with a member of staff remaining on site to handle the situation. emptied out.

"The lady had been staying in the pub’s hotel since Sunday but had checked out this morning.

"CID advised that the pub could re-open, and it did so at 6.30pm.

"Wetherspoon and all staff at the pub send their condolences and sympathy to the family and friends of the lady."

A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "Around 3.55pm on Friday, 13th December, 2024, we were called to assist with a medical matter in the St John’s Road area of Edinburgh.

“A 64-year-old woman was pronounced dead a short time later.

“There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be forwarded to the Procurator Fiscal.”