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Teenage girl dies after 'tragic incident' inside holiday park caravan

A teenage girl has died after a "domestic disturbance" at a holiday park in North Wales, it was confirmed today (Sunday).

Police, paramedics and the air ambulance were called to Ty Mawr Holiday Park in Towyn, near Abergele, on Saturday afternoon (July 31).

A 15-year-old girl has died and a 19-year-old man has been arrested, North Wales Police confirmed this afternoon.

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The holiday resort said the area had been cordoned off after a "serious" and "tragic incident" took place inside a caravan.

Images posted from the scene on Saturday showed dozens of people waiting in a car park while an air ambulance and police cars were parked nearby.

A spokesperson for the police said: "North Wales Police can confirm that we attended the report of a domestic disturbance at the location where sadly a 15-year-old female has died.

"A 19-year-old male has been arrested and is presently in custody at St Asaph."

Det Supt Mark Pierce added: "This is a tragic but isolated incident and there are no risks to members of the public.

"We would like to thank the staff and management of Ty Mawr, and members of the public both locally and those holidaying, for their support whilst we carry out are investigations.

"Our thoughts are with the family who are being supported by specially trained officers at this time.

"We urge anyone with information to contact us on 101."

A spokesman for Ty Mawr holiday park, which is part of the Parkdean Resorts brand, told the PA news agency in a statement: "We are shocked and saddened by this tragic incident.

"Ty Mawr is a 100 acre family park which welcomes tens of thousands of happy holidaymakers every year. This was an isolated and unprecedented incident which took place inside a caravan which is now a crime scene.

"Our team are assisting police with their enquiries and as it is a police matter we can’t comment further at the moment."

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