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Ryan Merrifield

Mum, 39, dies at cold water therapy camp popular with Coleen Rooney and other celebs

A mum died after plunging into a river at a cold water therapy camp popular with celebrities.

The 39-year-old - who has not been named - was pulled from the water and given CPR at Breatheolution in Buxworth, Derbyshire on Monday.

She had been acclimatising to the icy cold temperatures in the River Goyt during a two-hour session alongside a couple of pals, all from Manchester.

The group had been joined by therapist Kevin O'Neill, who runs the camp, which charges up to £200 per person.

The mum-of-three is understood to have collapsed before being helped out of the river by Mr O'Neill, who performed CPR.

An air ambulance landed at the camp but the woman later died in hospital.

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Ex-Manchester United player Chris Smalling with wife Sam have also attended (breatheolution/Instagram)

The site has previously been visited by the likes of Coleen Rooney - who was snapped there last October, as well actor Stephen Graham and former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling.

Coleen was joined at the camp by her brothers, Joe and Anthony McLoughlin, and posted: "What a way to start the week…Monday morning in freezing cold water."

Mr O'Neill told the Sun: "I am heartbroken. I've not slept and I'm finding it hard to process. I cannot stop thinking about her family. It's tragic."

Actor Stephen Graham at the site (breatheolution/Instagram)

He explained he had told the group to gently lower themselves into the water after getting used to the water temperature.

He said the woman was laughing before suddenly collapsing.

Mr O’Neill added: "I have taken 1,100 people into the water over two years and nothing like this has ever happened. It’s a freak incident and very sadly someone has lost their life."

Everyone who visits the camp signs a waiver and is asked about their medical history.

He previously said: "When you submerge your whole body into cold water it goes through a lot of physiological and chemical changes. You can soon get into trouble."

Derbyshire Police said in a statement: "Several officers attended. Paramedics took the 39-year-old woman to hospital but she was later pronounced dead.

"There are no suspicious circumstances and we are preparing a file for the coroner."

Chesterfield Coroners Office has been notified.

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