A teen has been airlifted to hospital after a ‘suicide attempt’ in a cemetery in Devizes.
Emergency services were called to the scene off Dyehouse Lane at around 1.30pm this afternoon (Monday).
An 18-year-old man was found to have sustained serious injuries, it’s understood.
Local ambulance crews, alongside Great Western Air Ambulance medics, provided urgent medical care.
The casualty was stabilised before being airlifted to the Major Trauma Centre at Southmead Hospital in Bristol for further treatment.
Police officers guarded the entrance to the cemetery as paramedics worked.
Wiltshire Police confirmed that the incident was mental health-related, and no third party was involved.
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