Oakwood Theme Park has said it is "deeply saddened" by an injury to a visitor after they reportedly fell out of a ride at the Pembrokeshire theme park. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) confirmed an incident happened on the Treetops rollercoaster in the park on Sunday (October 23) and inspectors are investigating the circumstances.
People at the theme park were told to leave following the incident, as crews from the Welsh Ambulance Service and Wales Air Ambulance attended. One person was taken to hospital.
Representatives of Dyfed-Powys Police, Pembrokeshire County Council and the Welsh Ambulance Service all confirmed they were aware of the incident but declined to comment further on Monday. The park remains closed to the public. You can get more local news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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On Monday evening (October 24), a statement from Oakwood confirmed that one visitor sustained an injury following an incident that took place on its Treetops ride. It said the park was co-operating fully with the HSE investigation and that the health, safety and wellbeing of its visitors and staff was of "paramount importance" to them.
In a statement, the spokesperson for Oakwood Theme Park said: "We are deeply saddened by the incident that took place on our Treetops ride on Sunday, October 23, in which one of our visitors sustained an injury. We are co-operating fully with the HSE investigation into the incident and are unable to comment further at this stage.
"The health, safety, and wellbeing of all our visitors and staff is of paramount importance to us. Following guidance from the HSE, Oakwood Theme Park will re-open for the half term holiday in Wales on Saturday 29th October as planned with Treetops remaining closed during the period of investigation. All guests affected by yesterday’s closure, will be contacted directly by a member of our team."
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