Oxfordshire air ambulance medics 'spent hours' trying to save Ozzy Osbourne

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Oxfordshire air ambulance medics spent two hours trying to save Ozzy Osbourne's life at his multi-million-pound country home, according to national reports.
The Thames Valley air ambulance landed in a field close to Welders House, the Black Sabbath singer's Grade II listed country mansion on Tuesday morning at around 10.30am, reports MailOnline.
It is believed that calls from Welders House had led call handlers to believe that Mr Osbourne's life was uncertain.
A helicopter was dispatched from Thames Valley ambulance base at RAF Benson in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, about 27 miles from the mansion which is situated close to the village of Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire.
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According to MailOnline, crew were airborne for around 15 minutes before landing in the grounds of the mansion and were then with Mr Osbourne for around two hours, trying but failing to save his life, it's understood.
This news is the first insight into the finer details of the singer's death.
His death was announced by his family on Tuesday night in a statement which read: "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love."
Locals in the village of Jordans, which adjoins Mr Osbourne's home told MailOnline that they realised 'something serious' was taking place when they heard a helicopter hovering above Welders and then saw it land nearby.
Locals also told MailOnline that after seeing it land, they saw it take off again and fly over Jordans at around 12.30pm.
A spokesperson for Thames Valley Air Ambulance told MailOnline: 'We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday.
Mr Osbourne's 125-year-old country pile is surrounded by a 350-acre estate which he and Sharon Osbourne bought in the summer of 1993 for an undisclosed sum.
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Lord mayor of Birmingham, Zafar Iqbal, said Mr Osbourne was a 'proud Brummie' who helped to put the city 'on the world map'.
Mr Iqbal met the founding members of the heavy metal band – formed in the city in 1968 – when they were presented with the freedom of Birmingham in June.
He said: 'He (Osbourne) was very important and he was a proud Brummie. He loved the city. He will be much missed, I think, and he was loved by so many people in the city.
'I think he put Birmingham, and especially Aston, on the world map. He's done so much for the city and we honoured him with the freedom of the city as well, which we were grateful that he came (to) and received about six weeks ago.'