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| Third Briton dies in Magaluf hotel fall | Third Briton dies in Magaluf hotel fall |
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| Sun 6 May 2012 19.39 BST | |
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| A young woman has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Magaluf, the third British holidaymaker to fall to their death in the Mallorcan resort in less than three weeks. | A young woman has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Magaluf, the third British holidaymaker to fall to their death in the Mallorcan resort in less than three weeks. |
| Charlotte Faris, 23, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, reportedly fell around 10 metres (30ft) from the balcony of her third-storey room on the Spanish island at around 4.30am on Saturday, just hours after arriving in the resort with a female friend. Paramedics spent at least 20 minutes trying to revive her. | Charlotte Faris, 23, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, reportedly fell around 10 metres (30ft) from the balcony of her third-storey room on the Spanish island at around 4.30am on Saturday, just hours after arriving in the resort with a female friend. Paramedics spent at least 20 minutes trying to revive her. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware and can confirm the death of British national Charlotte Faris in Mallorca on 5 May. We are providing consular assistance to her family." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware and can confirm the death of British national Charlotte Faris in Mallorca on 5 May. We are providing consular assistance to her family." |
| The former owner of the Teix Hotel, near the centre of Magaluf, who now runs a bar next door, told the BBC that hotel staff were extremely distressed. | The former owner of the Teix Hotel, near the centre of Magaluf, who now runs a bar next door, told the BBC that hotel staff were extremely distressed. |
| Helmino Crespo said: "She stayed at the hotel last year and I knew her. She was on holiday with a friend who is very upset. Police are investigating and eight police cars and an ambulance came." | Helmino Crespo said: "She stayed at the hotel last year and I knew her. She was on holiday with a friend who is very upset. Police are investigating and eight police cars and an ambulance came." |
| Her family were too distressed to speak but issued a statement through Hertfordshire police. | Her family were too distressed to speak but issued a statement through Hertfordshire police. |
| "Charlotte was a very loving and much loved daughter, sister, granddaughter and friend. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her. We are still trying to come to terms with our devastating loss." | "Charlotte was a very loving and much loved daughter, sister, granddaughter and friend. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her. We are still trying to come to terms with our devastating loss." |
| The circumstances of Faris's death remain unknown, but it is the third such tragedy in a short period of time involving British visitors to the resort. | The circumstances of Faris's death remain unknown, but it is the third such tragedy in a short period of time involving British visitors to the resort. |
| In the early hours of 17 April, Adam Atkinson, 20, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, died after falling from a third-storey staircase at the hotel where he had been staying with three friends. | In the early hours of 17 April, Adam Atkinson, 20, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, died after falling from a third-storey staircase at the hotel where he had been staying with three friends. |
| An inquest last week in Leeds heard that before the fall Atkinson had consumed "a large amount of alcohol". | An inquest last week in Leeds heard that before the fall Atkinson had consumed "a large amount of alcohol". |
| Three days later Benjamin Harper, 38, from Twickenham, south-west London, died after falling from a balcony at his Magaluf hotel, where he had gone as part of a stag party. | Three days later Benjamin Harper, 38, from Twickenham, south-west London, died after falling from a balcony at his Magaluf hotel, where he had gone as part of a stag party. |
| The roofer is believed to have gone outside for a cigarette at about 6am. Paramedics spent more than an hour treating him at the scene but were unable to save his life. | The roofer is believed to have gone outside for a cigarette at about 6am. Paramedics spent more than an hour treating him at the scene but were unable to save his life. |
| The Foreign Office has warned British visitors to Spain about a spate of serious accidents involving falls from balconies. | The Foreign Office has warned British visitors to Spain about a spate of serious accidents involving falls from balconies. |
| Last year more than a dozen Britons fell from hotels in Spain and three died. | Last year more than a dozen Britons fell from hotels in Spain and three died. |
| Foreign Office statistics for the year to April 2011 showed consular involvement in more than 1,600 deaths and 1,000 hospitalisations for Britons in Spain, although this would also cover the 400,000 or so Britons living permanently in the country. | Foreign Office statistics for the year to April 2011 showed consular involvement in more than 1,600 deaths and 1,000 hospitalisations for Britons in Spain, although this would also cover the 400,000 or so Britons living permanently in the country. |
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