A member of staff has died at a Center Parcs resort in Bedfordshire.
The incident happened at the Woburn Forest resort on Friday night, The Sun reports, though the circumstances surrounding the staff member’s death are currently unclear.
Center Parcs has confirmed that the member of staff was a woman, and that a police investigation is currently under way.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our team at Woburn Forest, our thoughts are with her family, friends and her colleagues at this time”, a spokesperson for Center Parcs told The Independent.
“We are in contact with her family, and we are offering support to them and any of our colleagues at Woburn Forest who have been affected. Center Parcs is working closely with all the relevant authorities following this incident.”
A popular holiday destination offering accommodation, sports activities and restaurants, Woburn Forest is one of several Center Parcs locations across the UK.
The chain also has resorts in Cumbria, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Suffolk.
In June 2023, a woman in her 30s died following a medical incident at the Elveden Forest resort.
Suffolk Police were called to the site on Wednesday 7 June following reports of a medical emergency. The death was treated as unexplained.
In 2022, a four-year-old boy died at the Wiltshire resort on Christmas Eve. He was believed to have suffered a “serious medical incident” at a swimming complex in the holiday village at Longleat Forest. Center Parks UK said that its staff had provided “immediate assistance.”
A mother-of-five staying at the leisure complex said the atmosphere was “very quiet” following the four-year-old’s death, and that the park’s TV channel was displaying a message that the pool was closed.
“Thankfully we didn’t see anything,” said the holidaymaker. “We noticed a big crowd all leaving the plaza, we were headed back to our lodge to have lunch before swimming.
“I checked my phone and saw the pool was closed due to an incident. The plaza is all open, the parc market, gift shops, etc, there is just a temporary barrier across the entrance to the pool itself.”
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