Sheffield Wednesday issue statement on response time after West Brom fan Mark Townsend's death
Sheffield Wednesday have released a statement to defend the emergency response time during last weekend's tragic death of Albion supporter Mark Townsend.
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Baggies season ticket holder Mark Townsend, 57, suffered a medical emergency half an hour into the clash at Hillsborough and died shortly afterwards. Reports from fellow Albion fans in the Leppings Lane end stand criticised the response time from home stewards and medical staff.
Last week Mark's brother Steve said he had discovered the response time took some 10 to 12 minutes for a medic and defibrillator to reach Mark, who had attended the game with his 21-year-old nephew. Mark had been treated by an Albion fan and off-duty paramedic also attending the game.
But Wednesday, who are conducting an internal investigation while in communication with Albion and the relevant authorities, have responded in a statement that advanced paramedic care were on the scene providing treatment within three minutes of the control room being notified, which was just a minute after the nearest steward was alerted.
