POLICE are investigating the "unexplained" death of a woman at a property in Lanark.
Officers were called to the Aitken Place area of the town at around 7.30pm on Wednesday following reports of a woman taking unwell.
Emergency services attended and the 43-year-old was taken to Wishaw General Hospital by ambulance.
She was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police say the woman's death is being treated as "unexplained" but they do not believe it to be suspicious.
A 27-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with an alleged drug offence.
Enquiries remain ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 7.30pm on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 officers were called to a report of a 43-year-old woman taking unwell within a property in the Aitken Place area of Lanark.
"Emergency services attended, and she was taken by ambulance to Wishaw General Hospital. She was pronounced deceased a short time later.
"Her death is being treated as unexplained however it is not thought to be suspicious. A 27-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a drugs offence.
“Enquiries are ongoing."
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