A young Bristol student who collapsed and died late at night at a city centre gym would probably not have been saved even if the gym had been fully staffed and paramedics reached him more quickly, a coroner has ruled.
Coroner Dr Peter Harrowing recorded a conclusion that Henry Best died of natural causes after he collapsed suffering a cardiac arrest at the Pure Gym in the Harbourside in Bristol on the evening of January 10 this year. Dr Harrowing said there was no need for a narrative verdict at the end of an inquest that lasted for a day and a half.
And Dr Harrowing also said there was no need for him to make recommendations to prevent future deaths, after hearing that Pure Gym had ‘learned lessons’ and made changes to the way their gyms operate late in the evening, following a report into the tragedy by Bristol City Council’s health and safety officers.
