An 18-year-old British teenager has died after falling 70 feet (21 metres) from a balcony in Magaluf, Mallorca. Thomas Channon, from Rhoose near Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, was celebrating the end of his A-levels at the Spanish party resort.
He is the third UK holidaymaker to die at the Eden Roc apartment complex this year. Spanish police believe Mr Channon wandered into the complex after losing his friends at around 04:00 local time on Thursday. He was staying at the nearby Universal Hotel Florida.
A mother of one of the teenagers on holiday with Mr Channon, who did not want to be named, criticised the low wall at the site, saying: 'The wall is way too low. It's about knee height. When you look at it there are loads of trees and bushes beyond the wall which gives the impression there's a garden, but there's actually a 70ft drop.'
The Foreign Office said in a statement: 'We are assisting the family of a British man who has died in Mallorca, and are in contact with the Spanish authorities.'
In June, 20-year-old Tom Hughes from Wrexham died after falling about 65 feet from the same block. An inquest has been opened into his death. In April, 19-year-old Scottish tourist Natalie Cormack fell to her death from the seventh floor while trying to climb into her apartment after forgetting her keys.
The Foreign Office has previously warned British holidaymakers about balcony safety, urging them to 'look out for friends and family and avoid doing anything that might cost a life'.
