Death of groundsman at Celtic Manor golf course 'tragic accident'

Gwent Police and Newport City Council are continuing to investigate the death of a 20-year-old man after the vehicle he was in went into a lake at the Celtic Manor resort on Tuesday.

The man, named locally as Ollie Floyd from Ross-on-Wye, died at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport.

His family thanked friends and ground staff at the Celtic Manor Resort for their "overwhelming support".

On Facebook, Ross-on-Wye Rugby Club paid tribute to "a great friend and clubman".

"Always a legend never will be forgotten" read the tribute.

A spokesperson for the Celtic Manor has commented on the death of a man in hospital after his vehicle went into a lake at the resort this morning.

Gwent Police and a health & safety team from Newport City Council are investigating the incident.

Gwent Police have confirmed a 20-year-old man has died after his vehicle went into a lake on a golf course at the Celtic Manor resort this morning.

The man, from the Ross-on-Wye area, was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in a critical condition this morning after an agricultural spraying vehicle that he was in went into the water.

Police say a 46-year-old man, also from the Ross-on-Wye area, who was also in the vehicle was taken to the hospital remains in hospital.

He is being treated for minor injuries.

South Wales Fire & Rescue Service say they were called to the Celtic Manor after reports of "a small agricultural sprayer" that had rolled into a lake.

A man was released from the vehicle prior to the arrival of the fire crews, and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

A person is in a critical condition at Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital after an incident at the Celtic Manor golf course.

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The Welsh Ambulance Service said it was called just before 8am.

Two other people were checked at the scene.