Family plea after father died while waiting for ambulance

Harry de Vries died after suffering a heart attack in January.

“Something needs to be done”, the impassioned plea from an Aberdeenshire family whose father died while waiting for an ambulance.

Harry de Vries died after suffering a heart attack in January.

The Scottish Ambulance Service say they were experiencing around three hours of delays at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on the night he died.

It’s further evidence of the pressure NHS Grampian is facing as they try to balance the books and reduce ambulance waiting times.

STV News has been speaking to Harry’s family.

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