THE Air Ambulance was called to Salisbury Market Place this afternoon after a 70-year-old woman suffered a suspected heart attack.

Police and paramedics cleared the square as the helicopter circled above the city before coming in to land at approximately 5.15pm.

Robert Ashton, specialist paramedic, said the woman had been suddenly taken ill and he praised the staff at York Roast Co in Butcher Row for their quick action, which may have saved her life.

Crowds of onlookers gathered at the scene and watched as the helicopter took off again at 5.55pm.

She was flown to Southampton General Hospital.