Victorian 72-year-old man dies after waiting on ambulance stretcher for more than three hours

Investigation launched by Ambulance Victoria and hospital in East Gippsland after the man died from cardiac arrest

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Authorities are investigating the death of a man who waited more than three hours on an ambulance stretcher for treatment at a regional hospital in Victoria.

The 72-year-old man went into cardiac arrest and died on Monday afternoon after waiting about three-and-a-half hours for treatment at the Bairnsdale Regional Health Service in East Gippsland.

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