A 70-year-old woman remains in a critical condition after an incident in Seaton in which a man died.

A police spokesman said officers were called yesterday by the ambulance service at around midday, after they attended a property on High Seaton where a man and a woman had become unwell.

The 67-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman was taken to West Cumberland Hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.

An eyewitness said the fire service was also at the scene.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and the coroner will be informed.