Magaluf Beach in Majorca (file photo)
(Picture: REUTERS)A British tourist has died after plunging from the seventh floor of a Magaluf hotel.
The 34-year-old died instantly in the fall.
The hotel where the incident occurred has been named locally as South Beach Hotel.
Spanish Civil Guard spokesman confirmed the incident happened about 8.30am on Thursday.
The spokesman said: “The dead man is a 34-year-old British man. The incident is very recent and there’s not a lot we can say at the moment as the investigation is ongoing.”
A well-placed source close to the case added: “He plunged from the seventh floor of a hotel called South Beach in Magaluf.
“We think he may have been drunk at the time because of the way he was acting before the incident but it is really is too early to say for sure what has happened here.
“At the moment it is being treated as an accident rather than a crime although the dead man is thought to have been with other people when this drama occurred.”
The unnamed British man was pronounced dead at the scene. He is believed to have died instantly.
The hotel where the incident occurred is a designer four-star Melia hotel overlooking Magaluf beach. It has four pools and a spa with a sauna and Turkish bath as well as an elegant beach club. It was formely called ME Mallorca.
TripAdvisor describes it as an “ideal place for stylish vacations.”
It adds: “The music, the sun and the fashion are the main protagonists of the hotel, which will immerse you into vibrant and chic summer ambiance, with relaxing days and nights to remember.”
A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency response coordination centre confirmed: “We got the first call at 8.39am”.
“Ambulances, local police and Civil Guard were sent to the scene but there was nothing that could be done to save the man who was subsequently declared dead.”
A receptionist at the hotel where the incident occurred said: “It’s all very recent and we’re not making any comment at the moment.”
On May 3 an Irish tourist was rushed to hospital after falling from a second-floor apartment in the nearby holiday resort of Santa Ponsa.
The 50-year-old was described as “serious” when paramedics drove him from the scene to Son Espases Hospital in the island capital Palma.
Sources said he was unconscious with head injuries when they arrived and smelt of alcohol. He was stabilised at the scene before being taken to hospital.
