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| British teenager dies in Magaluf balcony fall | British teenager dies in Magaluf balcony fall |
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| A British teenager who fell 70ft from a balcony in Magaluf has died. | A British teenager who fell 70ft from a balcony in Magaluf has died. |
| Thomas Channon, 18, from Rhoose near Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, is the third UK holidaymaker to die at the Eden Roc apartment complex this year. | |
| He was celebrating the end of his A-levels at the Spanish party resort. | He was celebrating the end of his A-levels at the Spanish party resort. |
| The Foreign Office issued a statement on Saturday saying: "we are assisting the family of a British man who has died in Mallorca, and are in contact with the Spanish authorities." | The Foreign Office issued a statement on Saturday saying: "we are assisting the family of a British man who has died in Mallorca, and are in contact with the Spanish authorities." |
| Mr Channon was staying at the nearby Universal Hotel Florida and Spanish police believe he wandered into the complex after losing his friends at around 04:00 local time on Thursday. | Mr Channon was staying at the nearby Universal Hotel Florida and Spanish police believe he wandered into the complex after losing his friends at around 04:00 local time on Thursday. |
| His body was found later by a gardener. | His body was found later by a gardener. |
| In June, 20-year-old Tom Hughes, from Wrexham, also died after falling about 65ft from the apartment block. | In June, 20-year-old Tom Hughes, from Wrexham, also died after falling about 65ft from the apartment block. |
| And in April, Scottish teenager Natalie Cormack fell to her death from the seventh floor. | And in April, Scottish teenager Natalie Cormack fell to her death from the seventh floor. |