A young British tourist has reportedly died after falling from a hotel balcony on the island of Ibiza in Spain.
The 24-year-old woman, who hasn’t been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene of the tragedy, which occurred at around 9 am on Sunday, September 25, at the Rosamar Hotel near the party resort of San Antonio. The victim’s partner, who has also not been identified, is understood to have been with her at the time of her death and reportedly told the authorities that she had fallen 30ft from a balcony. Hotel staffers were unable to divulge further information as a receptionist said he was under orders not to say anything pending investigation.
As reported, a spokesman for the Civil Guard confirmed that an investigation was underway, but said it was too early to speculate on what led to the incident. Meanwhile, a source confirmed to the outlet that the victim was a 24-year-old British tourist. The woman’s partner is said to have alerted hotel receptionists as soon as the incident occurred. Emergency services responded to the scene shortly after, but couldn’t do much to save her life.
The hotel in question reportedly has 110 rooms with all studio apartments furnished with a private kitchen. Authorities believe the woman was staying in a room on the second floor, where she plunged from. However, there is yet to be an official confirmation at the time of publication. “It all happened very quickly,” a source told the Mirror on condition of anonymity. “Nothing had happened previously that might have alerted hotel staff that there were any problems, noise in the room, or things like that. The woman’s partner came rushing down to reception and that’s when police and paramedics were called.” Azuline Rosamar is reportedly a four-star adults’ only hotel located along the beach in Cala de Bou, on the west of the island. It is a short drive from San Antonio Bay.
This comes after several recent reports of British tourists falling off hotel balconies. One tourist died after a sixth-floor fall at the Hotel Bellver in the Majorcan capital Palma at the beginning of this month. The victim was later identified as a 35-year-old woman. Last month, another British woman, 48, died after falling from an eighth-floor room at the four-star Hotel Melia Palma Marina which is also in the Majorcan capital. In April, another British tourist was left in critical condition after falling 12ft from a hotel balcony also in San Antonio. Emergency services were summoned to the resort after the vacationer fell shortly after 10 pm. The man reportedly plunged from his first-floor balcony onto a building below and was later stabilized by paramedics.