Bridlington holiday park deaths probe continues as police issue update | UK | News

A third man has been arrested after two teenagers were tragically found dead at a rental property at a holiday park in England. Police have released an update on the investigation into the deaths of Cherish Bean and Ethan Slater, whose bodies were found on Wednesday, February 18.

In its latest statement regarding the incident at Little Eden Holiday Park in Bridlington, Humberside Police said that the investigation is continuing. Detective Chief Inspector Ben Robinson, the Senior Investigating Officer leading the investigation, said: “This remains a highly complex and detailed investigation and I can confirm that a third man, aged 27, has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and remains in custody.

“Two men, aged 33 and 42, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence, have been released on conditional bail while detectives’ extensive investigations continue.

“Significant work is continuing behind the scenes, including careful evaluation of the information collected, expert analysis and ongoing consultations with partner organizations to enable us to establish the full circumstances surrounding these deaths.

“My deepest and most heartfelt condolences remain with the families of both young men at this unimaginably difficult time. “These are being fully updated as the investigation progresses and specialist trained officers continue to provide support.

“The cordon remains in place at Little Eden Holiday Park and we continue to work in coordination with our partners from Humberside Fire & Rescue and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, as well as the Health and Safety Executive.

“I want to thank our communities for their cooperation throughout the complexity of this ongoing investigation, and we will continue to provide updates as we can.”

The teenagers’ families paid their respects to the boy and girl on Friday, February 20, HullLive reports. Cherish’s distraught mother described the girl as “perfect” and added that she would “never be the same again”.

He also said: “There are no words, I am shattered and will never recover. Hug your children tonight, you don’t know how lucky you are.”

His mother paid tribute to Ethan, calling him “the most beautiful young man to ever walk the earth.”

She added: “Ethan, you will always be remembered for the wonderful young man you were and the person you were destined to be. We hope you know how much you are loved as our son, rest well and keep the table warm for us there.”