Man in 20s suddenly dies at Southsea hotel, police confirm

Officers were called to the incident at 12.33pm to a report of a sudden death at the Royal Beach Hotel in St. Helens Parade, Southsea.

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A police spokesman, confirming the death to The News, said: ‘Officers attended and confirmed a man in his 20s had sadly died. This is not being treated as suspicious.’

A file will now be prepared for the coroner.

An air ambulance landed on the beach by South Parade Pier.

The hotel was being used for refugees as part of a Home Office scheme.

Planning permission was granted for the conversion of a wing of the Royal Beach Hotel into dozens of flats in January. The application – the third proposed for the east wing of the Southsea hotel – will allow the conversion of the building into 29 flats in a project council planning officers said was a ‘significant’ improvement over previous iterations.