Person in hospital after forklift incident at Dyserth Falls Resort

North Wales Police received a call at 2.23pm on April 17 from the Welsh Ambulance service. 

A spokesperson for the force said: "We received a call at 2.23pm from colleagues at WAST reporting an incident involving a forklift at the Dyserth Falls Resort.

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"Officers attended and one person was taken to hospital.

"The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have been informed and will take primacy.

Lyons Holiday Park Limited (Lyons Group) - who own sites in Towyn, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Gronant and St Asaph - snapped up Dyserth Falls Resort for an undisclosed sum in 2019. It was on the market with Lambert Smith Hampton for £2million.

The family-run holiday park operator intend to restore the hotel to its former glory. 

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A spokesperson for Denbighshire County Council said: “We have been made aware of an incident at this location and relevant officers are looking into it.”

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at approximately 1.25pm yesterday, (April 17), to an incident at Dyserth Falls Resort in Rhyl.

"We deployed a single rapid response vehicle and emergency ambulance to scene.

"One patient was conveyed to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital for further treatment."

Attempts are being made to contact the Lyons Group.