Man dies at supermarket after air ambulance called to scene

A MAN HAS been pronounced dead after suffering a medical emergency at a supermarket.

The incident happened in Charleville, north Cork, where a man in his 80's was reported as having a 'sudden' medical issue to which the HSE air ambulance and emergency services attended the scene.

The emergency happened after 9am this Thursday morning in Charleville Main Street, which gardaí and Cork county fire services were called to. 

The supermarket was closed off to shoppers and the public as the medical helicopter landed close-by playground.

The man's body was removed from the scene to hospital and the coroner has been notified.

It's understood the man was a local who lived in the town centre and was well-known in the community.