An air ambulance was called to Ozzy Osbourne’s house to try and save him on the day that he died.
The 76-year-old godfather of heavy metal, solo artist, and iconic frontman of Black Sabbath, died on Tuesday (July 22) at his Grade 2-listed mansion in Buckinghamshire. In a statement, Osbourne’s family shared that the music legend was “surrounded by love” at the time of his passing.
Now, it has been confirmed that the Thames Valley air ambulance was called to his residence to try and save the singer, and landed in a field close to Welders House at around 10:30am on Tuesday.
Reports from The Standard claim that paramedics battled for two hours to try and save the music icon’s life but were unable to do so.
“We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday,” a spokesperson for the service said to MailOnline on Wednesday (23).
Ozzy’s 85-year-old sister, Jean Powell, also spoke to The Mirror about the loss and said that it was unexpected. “He was frail but it still came as a shock,” she said. “He still had plans and things he wanted to do. We don’t know the details of his death; it’s still too early. It’s just so sad. I’m just thankful he died in England.”
The news of Ozzy’s passing comes as he faced a number of health challenges in recent years. In 2020, he publicly shared his Parkinson’s diagnosis (which he knew about since 2003), and he also underwent numerous operations as a result of a fall in 2019, which aggravated a previous injury to his spine.
In 2022, he was admitted to hospital after contracting COVID-19, and this further hindered his mobility.
Earlier this month, he made his final on stage appearance at a show dubbed ‘Back To The Beginning’. The gig was held in the band’s hometown of Birmingham on July 5, and marked Ozzy’s last performance both as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath.
It saw them raise “a ton of money” for charity, and featured performances from Guns N’ Roses, KoRn, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Metallica, Alice In Chains, Gojira, Anthrax, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and more.
That performance will be turned into a concert film and shown in cinemas next year, along with behind-the-scenes footage and backstage interviews. Osbourne‘s final memoir, Last Rites, is also set to be posthumously released later this year.
Those paying tribute to the singer have included Zak Starkey, Adam Sandler, Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Alice Cooper, Elton John, Yungblud, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jack White, Coldplay, and Gojira. Moving messages have also been shared by his Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler.
