26 Jun, 2024 @ 11:20
1 min read

British tourist is seriously injured after falling off balcony in Spain’s Mallorca

British tourist is seriously injured after falling off balcony in Spain's Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when he fell four metres from a first-floor balcony in Palma’s Sa Gerreria district.

The incident happened at around 12.45am at an apartment block on Calle Gerreria.

The 27-year-old man- according to eyewitnesses- leant out of the window twice and was said to be in an agitated state.

READ MORE:

SON ESPASES HOSPITAL, PALMA

Some reports suggested the Brit had taken a cocktail of drugs, namely cocaine and ketamine.

The Palma Policia Local and the Policia Nacional went to the scene along with an ambulance.

Paramedics stabilised the man’s condition as he suffered multiple contusions.

He was then taken to Son Espases Hospital.

The Policia Nacional are investigating what happened but early indications are that nobody else was involved.

Alex Trelinski

Alex worked for 30 years for the BBC as a presenter, producer and manager. He covered a variety of areas specialising in sport, news and politics. After moving to the Costa Blanca over a decade ago, he edited a newspaper for 5 years and worked on local radio.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Previous Story

British hiker ‘rescued’ by Jay Slater search team in Tenerife insists he did NOT need saving

Spain passes controversial 'amnesty law': Architects of illegal Catalan independence referendum are granted freedom from prosecution
Next Story

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez cancels his agenda for two days due to ‘personal reasons’

Latest from Balearic Islands

Go toTop

More From The Olive Press