28 Sep, 2024 @ 11:20
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British tourist is found dead during round of golf in Spain’s Mallorca: Police launch investigation

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A BRITISH tourist has been found dead during a round of golf in Mallorca.

The unnamed man was enjoying the sport with friends at the Son Muntaner course in Palma on Friday.

The 61-year-old reportedly became separated from his group shortly before 8pm.

It is reported that he went to look for a ball but never returned, causing his concerned friends to go looking for him.

It was then that they discovered his body and called the emergency services.

Policia Nacional sources quoted by news agency EFE say the main hypothesis is that the Brit was hit in the head by a ball or had an accidental fall.

However the force said nothing has been ruled out at this stage.

The scene was combed through by forensics in a bid to find any clues.

The investigation continues.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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