Tourist dies after falling from a hotel third floor in Mallorca

Emergency services were called to the hotel on C. Mar Arábiga around 2am. The German man and a friend had just returned to the hotel after a night out.

According to the friend, he had gone onto the balcony to get some air. He then fell to the ground by the hotel pool. He suffered head trauma among other injuries.

The National Police investigations pointed to this having been a case of 'balconing', the original meaning of the term; the tourist had attempted to dive into the pool.