Children stuffing themselves with Easter eggs combined with the latest white-knuckle rollercoaster has led to a rather messy new job at Thorpe Park

Rhys Owen, 22, from Frimley in Surrey, has been drafted in at the world-famous theme park to cope with the increased levels of vomit interrupting peoples' visits.

Thanks to the natural result of combining too much chocolate with rides like SAW - The Ride, the park has decided to hire Mr Owen as its resident 'vomit collector'. Though not the most inviting of duties, Mr Owen remains remarkably upbeat about his position. He told the local newspaper: "Although being responsible for cleaning up peoples’ vomit is a bit gross I am up for taking on the challenge."

Mr Owen continued: "I absolutely love rollercoasters and the perk of being able to ride them for free makes the sick collection worth it."

It may all seem a little bit icky, but people throwing up on the rides causes a fairly big problem. Last year Thorpe Park had a total number of 619 "sick shutdowns", where rides needed to be closed down for the cleaners to come in.

Divisional director at Thorpe Park, Mike Vallis, said that the new rollercoaster SAW - The Ride was the reason that the new vomit collector position was being introduced.

He told the Surrey Herald: "There’s been a real demand for a vomit collector for quite some time now and the introduction of SAW – The Ride has only increased this demand as it’s such an extreme experience. We do strongly recommend that anyone planning on visiting the park thinks carefully about what they eat beforehand."