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Teenager hurt in balcony plunge Teenager hurt in balcony plunge
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A teenager is in hospital in Cornwall with serious head injuries after apparently falling 45ft (13.7m) from a hotel balcony in the early hours.A teenager is in hospital in Cornwall with serious head injuries after apparently falling 45ft (13.7m) from a hotel balcony in the early hours.
Police were alerted to the incident at about 0330 GMT.Police were alerted to the incident at about 0330 GMT.
The 18-year-old man is believed to have fallen from a third-floor balcony at the Metropole Hotel in Padstow.The 18-year-old man is believed to have fallen from a third-floor balcony at the Metropole Hotel in Padstow.
He is being treated in the intensive care unit at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, where his injuries are described as life threatening. He is being treated at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, where his condition remains critical but stable. His family are by his side.
The man is understood to have been in Padstow with friends, but police said the details were not clear. His injuries were initially described as life threatening.
The man, who is local to Falmouth, is understood to have been in Padstow at a party with friends, but police said the details were not clear.
Officers have examined the hotel room and balcony, but a police spokesman said the incident was not being treated as suspicious.Officers have examined the hotel room and balcony, but a police spokesman said the incident was not being treated as suspicious.