Weird, anyone else hear this?

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Radio talkshow caller dies on air

 

A man who called a Liverpool radio station to take part in a live phone-in died while he was on air. The caller, known only as Terry, was taking part in the Magic FM show hosted by Pete Price on Thursday. The DJ, concerned when the line went dead, abandoned the show and rushed to the man's house in the Old Swan area, to find he had suffered a heart attack.

 

"I'm just glad he died doing something he enjoyed doing," Mr Price said. "We all heard his last words."

 

The 60-year-old man was a regular caller to Pete Price's show.

 

He said: "It was awful, when I got there the ambulance was already outside his house. Apparently he was found in his chair with the phone by his side. I was flabbergasted. Terry was a regular caller to the show and I knew something was wrong when the line went silent, I just had a gut instinct."

 

The presenter called Merseyside Police but was told officers would not go and check on the caller.

 

Mr Price appealed to his listeners for help, and one of the caller's neighbours broke into his home to find him dead in a chair. The ambulance service arrived a short time later.

 

A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: "Our sympathies go out to this gentleman's family. A full investigation of the evening's events is underway by the Professional Standards Department, which will look at the call made to police and the response to it. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the man's death, which has been referred to HM Coroners Officers."

 

Mr Price, who is soon moving to Radio City, has previously come to the aid of one of his listeners. In February 2004 he abandoned his show to help a teenage boy who called in and threatened to kill himself. The DJ kept the teenager talking live on air for 45 minutes before convincing him to meet him off air.

Edited January 6, 2006 by SuperDjibril

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Edited January 6, 2006 by TanMan