Air ambulance called to Ozzy Osbourne's home before he died
The helicopter landed in a field close to Welders House, the Black Sabbath singer's Grade II listed house in Jordans, Buckinghamshire, on Tuesday morning.
Urgent calls from the house had led the emergency services to believe Osbourne's life was in danger, MailOnline reported.
The singer's death at the age of 76 was announced in a statement by his family on Tuesday night.
Police officers are not thought to have attended the property, and the death has not been referred to the county's coroner.
The helicopter was reportedly dispatched from the Thames Valley ambulance base at RAF Benson in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 27 miles from Osbourne's home. It was seen landing at 10.30am before taking off again at around 12.30pm.
The crew were airborne for around 15 minutes before landing in the grounds of the house. They were with Osbourne for around two hours, it was reported.
One resident, who did not wish to be named, told MailOnline: 'I went out to have a look and saw that it was landing close to Ozzy's house.
'All of us were talking about it and wondering what had happened. We immediately feared it may be for him as he was known to be in fragile health.'
A spokesman for Thames Valley Air Ambulance said: 'We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday.'
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