A British holidaymaker is fighting for his life after plunging from a Costa del Sol hotel.
The tourist was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella in a ‘critical condition’ after the incident at the Hard Rock Hotel in Puerto Banus near Marbella.
He was then transferred to the Regional University Hospital of Malaga in Marbella after 5am on Sunday, when the incident took place.
Witnesses say the unnamed tourist fell from a first-floor balcony although it is said to have been the equivalent of a third-floor fall because of the area the hotel is built in.
Police have not yet made any official comment but are not thought to be treating the incident as a case of so-called ‘balconing’ where tourists try to leap into their hotel holiday pools from their rooms or jump between balconies.
Another three British friends the injured man was with, who is described as young but whose age has not yet been made public, have been questioned by police as part of an ongoing investigation.
According to local reports they were sleeping at the time and were unaware their pal had plunged to the ground and were informed by cops when they knocked on their door.
Hours earlier on Saturday two Irish holidaymakers were hurt after crashing off their buggy at a golf course near Marbella.
A British holidaymaker is fighting for his life after plunging from a balcony of the Hard Rock Hotel in Puerto Banus (pictured) near Marbella
The tourist was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella in a ‘critical condition’
One of the men had to be airlifted to hospital after smashing through a protective barrier around a green near the 18th tee at Santa Clara Golf and falling around 23 feet.
An investigation into the near-tragedy is ongoing.
And two weeks ago a British teenager was left fighting for his life after falling from a third-floor apartment in Ibiza.
The 18-year-old man lost consciousness following the fall in Sant Antoni de Portmany, according to emergency services.
Paramedics were able to stabilise the victim, who had sustained multiple serious injuries, before he was transferred to hospital.
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