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Man, 20, dies after Celtic Manor lake incident in Newport | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A 20-year-old man has died after a vehicle rolled into a lake at the Celtic Manor Resort golf course in Newport, police say. | |
The man, from Ross-on-Wye, was taken to the city's Royal Gwent Hospital in a critical condition at about 08:00 GMT after an agricultural spraying vehicle he was in went into the water. | |
A 46-year-old man, also from Ross-on-Wye, who was in the vehicle, is being treated in hospital for minor injuries. | |
Gwent Police are investigating. | |
A spokesman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said its crews "assisted paramedics in assessing members of staff who had gone in to the water to assist with the rescue". | |
The ambulance service said it was called to the venue at 07:53 by fire crews. | The ambulance service said it was called to the venue at 07:53 by fire crews. |
Gwent Police said emergency services were called to a lake near the Twenty Ten Course clubhouse and inquiries are ongoing with Newport council's health and safety team and environmental health department. | |
A spokesman for the resort said their thoughts were with the man's family "at this difficult time". | A spokesman for the resort said their thoughts were with the man's family "at this difficult time". |
"The incident is currently subject to an investigation which the Celtic Manor Resort is co-operating with fully," he added. | "The incident is currently subject to an investigation which the Celtic Manor Resort is co-operating with fully," he added. |
The venue was home to the 38th Ryder Cup in 2010 and the hotel was also host to the Nato 2014 summit in Newport. | The venue was home to the 38th Ryder Cup in 2010 and the hotel was also host to the Nato 2014 summit in Newport. |