Tributes have been paid to a 58-year-old woman who died while trying to take a picture of Gwrych Castle - the setting for this year's I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Our of Here!
The castle is currently home to the campmates who will feature on the ITV hit show live across November and December.
The historic site has been transformed into a magnificent, lit up attraction that locals have been desperate to see and get photographs of, Wales Online reports.
Sharn Iona Hughes, from Prestatyn, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene after colliding with a blue Volvo estate car on the A547 Abergele Road, at a location known as Middle Gate at around 5pm on Saturday, November 21.
North Wales Police issued a statement which included tributes from her friends and family which urges people to take care and remember it is a busy road.
The statement said: “Sharn passed away on November 21 at roughly 5pm on the A547 Abergele Road, whilst attempting to see the lights at Gwrych Castle.
“Sharn was the youngest daughter of John & Gloria (nee Garbutt) Bevan and she was the devoted wife of Elfyn Hughes, and loving mother to Arron & Annah Hughes.
“Her family and friends are in total shock and perplexed by her tragic death and wish to say the following about their loss:
“Sharn was so selfless and had such a joyous, charitable attitude to life. She was in the process of organising deliveries of hampers to the local food bank through the Women’s Institute. We’ll miss her kindness forever.”
“Her curiosity led to her wanting to see the lights at Gwrych Castle which unfortunately led to her untimely tragic death along a very busy road. We are truly heartbroken.
She was hoping to take a photo and send it to a friend. We know that several others will have done and plan to do the same. We urge people to take so much care and remember it is a busy main A-class road.”
You can easily view the castle from the location where the crash happened.
A long life friend had this to share: “Sharn was a beacon of light, her bubbly presence will not only be missed by us - her family, but also her colleagues, many friends and by the organisations to which she so generously gave her time, including Gallt Melyd Church, Gwaenysgor Choir, Trelawnyd Women’s Institute and the event’s coordinator Dyserth Women’s Institute. For whom she was pivotal in organising educational, culture and charitable events”
North Wales Police continue to appeal for witnesses or to anybody with dashcam footage to come forward.
Sergeant Raymond Williams, from the Roads Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with Sharn’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult time. She was clearly a much-loved woman and her family are now being supported by a family liaison officer.
“We continue to appeal to anybody who may have witnessed the collision and who is yet to come forward, or to anybody who may have been travelling along the A547 just prior to the collision and who may have dash cam to contact us immediately.”
