Six people have been arrested after a brawl at an Essex theme park saw two police officers assaulted.

A security guard was also attacked during the incident in Southend on Friday afternoon.

One officer was kicked and the other was hit on the head and had her hair pulled, according to Essex Police, who said neither sustained any injuries.

The security guard, 20, did not need medical treatment.

But the owners of Adventure Island said they were dismayed that ‘an otherwise trouble-free summer holidays’ had been marred by the incident.

Police were called to the resort at about 4.40pm following reports of an assault with the area ‘evacuated’.

The six people arrested in connection with the incident all remained in custody on Saturday before reportedly being released, with officers reviewing CCTV footage.

Chief Inspector David Miles said: ‘This incident understandably caused some alarm locally yesterday, but I can assure the public that despite a number of reports online, no weapons of any kind were used against anyone.

‘A security guard at Adventure Island was assaulted but is thankfully recovering well.

‘As a result of the policing plans we have in place in Southend, we were able to respond to this incident within two minutes of it being reported to us.’

He continued: ‘Sadly, as our officers responded to the incident, two were injured as they did their job.

‘Thankfully, however, they were not seriously hurt.

‘This again serves to highlight the risks police officers take each day as they go about their role.’

Philip Miller, whose company, the Stockvale Group, runs Adventure Island, added:

‘It is a shame that an otherwise trouble-free summer holidays was marred by this incident.

‘I would like to thank Essex Police, who arrived promptly and took a no-nonsense approach in dealing with this incident.

‘I must also pay tribute to my own team of guards and staff who all held the line.’

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