New details of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne’s final hours

Harrowing claims have emerged about the battle to save rock legend Ozzy Osbourne’s life in the moments before his tragic death.

Paramedics fought for hours to save rock legend Ozzy Osbourne before the Black Sabbath frontman’s tragic death.

An air ambulance rushed to the heavy metal icon’s mansion in Welders, Buckinghamshire, landing in a field nearby, The Sun reports.

Specialist paramedics were at the scene for two hours, the Mail Online reported, but tragically they were unable to save the star’s life.

Medics worked for hours to save the star’s life. Picture: Getty Images

Osbourne, 76, died “surrounded by love” with Sharon, his wife of 43 years and their children Aimee, Jack and Kelly by his side.

The songwriter’s cause of death has yet to be revealed.

Ozzy Osbourne with Sharon, his wife of 43 years. Picture: AP

A statement signed by his family said: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.

“He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”

Additionally, Osbourne was the father of son Elliot, daughter Jessica and son Louis from his first marriage to Thelma Riley.

Thames Valley Air Ambulance said that a crew had been dispatched to provide “advanced critical care”.

Ozzy Osbourne with daughter Kelly. Picture: Getty Images

A spokesperson for the service confirmed to Mail Online: “We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday.”

Osbourne, who had been battling Parkinson’s, graced the stage just weeks ago when he reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward for the all-star “Back to the Beginning” farewell concert in his home city of Birmingham.

Ozzy Osbourne performing at his farewell concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on July 5, 2025. Picture: Greg Draven/X

Osbourne had previously told Rolling Stone he would “die a happy man” as long as he did this.

“My fans are what it’s all about,” he told magazine in 2023.

After the farewell show he watched on as his daughter Kelly was proposed to by her boyfriend Sid Wilson.

Shortly prior to his passing, Osbourne told of his strict health monitoring and medical check-ins.

Ozzy Osbourne in 1985 at the Rock in Rio music festival. Picture: AP

On his Sirius XM show in May, the star said: “I am constantly in training seven days a week.

“I have got this guy who’s virtually living with me and I am in bed by seven.

“I used to have to take a handful of f***ing sleeping pills.

“Now I don’t take anything. I am having my blood pressure taken 15 times a day.

“I’ve got this f***ing device on my finger. It’s a monitor to say how my heart rate is.”He then said of his life approach: “I’m just taking it one day at a time.

“Ask him upstairs. In my case, the one below.”

Osbourne became infamous for his wild behaviour in his younger days, which included biting the head off a bat on stage in 1982.

In later years, he won fans across the globe after the family invited MTV cameras into their mansion for what would be one of the first reality shows, The Osbournes.

Originally published as New details of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne’s final hours