Man, 37, arrested on suspicion of murder at holiday park
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 'seriously injured' woman died at a holiday park.
Emergency services were called to the St Lawrence Holiday Park in Maldon, Essex, at around 10.45am on Monday.
A woman was reported as being seriously injured but despite paramedics' efforts to save her, she died at the scene.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 'seriously injured' woman died at St Lawrence Holiday Park in Maldon, Essex, at around 10.45am on Monday
David Yates, who lives nearby, said: 'What a horrifying shock to hear of a killing in our small seaside village, you would never have expected something so awful to happen here.
'I've never seen such a flurry of police when they all came in.
'I hope anyone who saw anything can co-operate with police to bring the person responsible to justice. My sincere condolences to the woman's family.'
Another local resident said: 'It all happened in such a flash. One minute I saw I helicopter flying overhead, next a good five or six police cars raced passed towards the park.'
An air ambulance could be seen on the beach outside the holiday park on Monday morning, where families have been staying over the Easter break.
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: 'We were called at 10.36am today to Main Road, St Lawrence, to a report of a woman who was not breathing.
A woman was reported as being seriously injured but despite paramedics' efforts to save her, she died at the scene (pictured)
'An ambulance crew, rapid response vehicle, ambulance officer and Herts Air Ambulance were dispatched.
'They treated a woman who was in cardiac arrest. Despite their best efforts, the patient sadly died at the scene.'
A spokesman for St Lawrence Holiday Park said: 'Police are carrying out their investigation and have the whole area cordoned off.
'We do not want to disrupt them by commenting any further, people have been through enough grief.'
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police on 101.