Zip World: Clown attacked with needle at Halloween event
Police have been called to reports of an assault on a clown at a Halloween event in North Wales.
The member of staff, who witnesses say was dressed as a clown, was taken to hospital for “precautionary medical checks” following the incident at Zip World in Conwy on Monday night.
Zip World said rumours of a knife attack at the Ffear Fforest event in Betws-y-Coed were incorrect.
“A potentially dangerous medical device was discovered,” a spokesperson said.
The site was temporarily closed while police investigated. It was later reopened once deemed safe.
Organisers say Ffear Fforest will now continue running nightly events until 3 November.
“We’d like to reassure customers that their safety and that of our staff remains paramount and, as a precaution, we’ve increased security measures for the remaining nights,” the spokesperson added.
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A spokesperson for North Wales Police confirmed they were called to a report of an assault at Zip World on Monday evening and said there was “no risk to the wider public”.
“The victim sustained a needlestick injury but was released from hospital following a precautionary check-up,” the spokesperson added.
“Our investigation into the circumstances of this incident is currently ongoing.”
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Some of those who attended the event said they had to wait in the car park for two hours after the alleged assault.
A spokesperson for the Welsh Ambulance Service said they were called to the Zip World site shortly before 9.30pm on Monday evening, and confirmed they sent an emergency ambulance to the scene.
A man’s body has been recovered from an area of flooding in North Yorkshire, police have said, as major incidents have been declared in two counties.
The body was found near Intake Lane in Beal, close to Eggborough and Knottingley.
Police believe the man may have entered the water in the last 24 to 48 hours.
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North Yorkshire Police said: “Despite extensive enquiries, including with our colleagues in Humberside and West Yorkshire Police, we have been unable to identify him.
“He was found without any identification or personal belongings.”
The man was also described as white, in his early 50s to 60s, with light brown short hair and stubble.
He was wearing brown walking boots, blue denim jeans, a multicoloured knitted jumper and possibly a dark green waterproof coat, police added.
It comes after Leicestershire and Lincolnshire both declared a major incident in response to the extreme weather hitting the UK and Ireland.
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Leicestershire Fire and Rescue was the first emergency service in England to declare an incident and said it had received more than 200 calls since Monday morning over widespread flooding.
Crews had found cars stuck in floodwater and evacuated residents from flooded homes and rising waters, with some 17 people rescued as of 1.45pm.
The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum declared a major incident shortly after, and noted that emergency services had rescued children who were stranded at a school in Edenham.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has three yellow weather warnings – each for snow and ice – in effect throughout Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
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A warning covering the west and north coast of Scotland – reaching into Inverness and Aberdeen – will last until midday, while an alert in effect for all of Northern Ireland will last until 11am.
The Met Office has also issued a warning covering Wales and parts of northwest England on Monday evening, moving into southwest England, the Midlands and parts of southern England in the early hours of Tuesday.
On Wednesday, a yellow weather warning for snow is in effect across the south of England – stretching from just above Truro in Cornwall to Canterbury in Kent – from 9am to midnight.
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