Tourist dies after falling from a hotel third floor in Mallorca

It was a case of 'balconing'

National Police in Palma, Mallorca

The National Police are investigating | Photo: Alejandro Sepúlveda

| Palma | |

A German male tourist who was rushed to Son Espases Hospital in a very serious condition on Saturday after falling from the balcony of a third-floor room at a hotel in Playa de Palma passed away on Monday.

Emergency services were called to the hotel on C. Mar Arábiga around 2am. The German man and a friend had just returned to the hotel after a night out.

According to the friend, he had gone onto the balcony to get some air. He then fell to the ground by the hotel pool. He suffered head trauma among other injuries.

The National Police investigations pointed to this having been a case of 'balconing', the original meaning of the term; the tourist had attempted to dive into the pool.

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