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Young man, 28, dies after throwing himself from a seventh floor balcony in Spain while high on hallucinogenic mushrooms

A 28-year-old man has died after throwing himself from a seventh floor balcony while high on hallucinogenic mushrooms.

The tragic event took place during the early hours of December 31 in Castellón de la Plana, near Valencia. 

The incident occurred in the Camp de Morvedre urbanisation at around 3am. 

An urbanisation in Camp de Morvedre, Castellon de la Plana.
The building where the incident took place. Photo: Google Maps

Policia Nacional are now investigating the young man’s death. 

Speaking to La Informacion, they confirmed that the man had been out partying with four friends when they decided to take the mushrooms. 

According to El Mundo, the young man became violent after taking the mushrooms, threatening his friends, throwing furniture off the balcony and breaking various items. 

His friends promptly called Emergencias and Policia Local and Nacional attended the scene. 

Officers found the man perched outside one of the flat’s windows, clinging to the railings. 

They attempted to convince him to return to safety but the young man threw himself from the seventh floor. 

The commotion woke up many neighbours, many of whom were present at the scene. 

According to La Informacion, the man’s ex-girlfriend was also present after being alerted to the incident by the victim’s friend. 

It is believed the pair had recently broken up.

The tragic events are now being investigated as ‘suicide induced by hallucinations’. 

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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