A British tourist has tragically lost his life after falling down a stairwell at his holiday apartment complex in Tenerife. The incident occurred around 5:30 AM on Saturday in the popular resort of Playa de las Americas, though details only emerged overnight.
Details of the Incident
The victim, understood to be a 24-year-old man, was on the second floor when he fell face-first to his death. Emergency responders rushed to the unnamed apartment complex on Avenida Rafael Puig Lluvina after receiving reports of a person lying apparently lifeless on the ground. Despite their efforts, they were unable to save him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Prior Activities
Police have discovered that the British holidaymaker had attended an electronic music festival in nearby Costa Adeje earlier the same day with a friend. Officers are working on the theory that he woke up during the night and left the fourth-floor apartment he was staying in, moments before his fall from two floors down. The incident is being treated as an accident.
Investigation Ongoing
The results of a post-mortem examination, which will include tests to determine whether he consumed alcohol or drugs before his death, have yet to be made public. A local investigating court has been placed in charge of an ongoing inquiry into the incident.
Recent Similar Incident
Earlier this month, an elderly British holidaymaker was rushed to hospital after falling from the second floor of his Lanzarote hotel into a knee-deep fish pond filled with Koi carp and terrapins. Firefighters and medical staff were called to rescue the plunge victim after the bizarre incident at the five-star H10 Rubicon Horizons Collection in the resort of Playa Blanca.
A well-placed source said after the April 18 late-night incident: 'It's being treated as an accident. It appears he was on the second floor with his wife and peered down to take a look at the fish pond below before losing his balance and falling.' Medical staff had already fitted the elderly tourist with a neck brace by the time firefighters arrived. They lifted him out on a rescue board before taking him to a waiting ambulance. He was then evacuated to Molina Orosa Hospital in the Lanzarote capital Arrecife.
It subsequently emerged that the victim was a 70-year-old man from Hartlepool, who was later transferred to the UK and taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough with multiple injuries, including broken bones and a head injury.
More to follow.
