Alan Drennan: PSNI assists Spanish police investigation into Ibiza death

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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is assisting an investigation by Spanish police following the death of a man from County Antrim in Ibiza last weekend.

Alan Drennan, a mechanic and doorman from Newtownabbey, had left with friends for a holiday to the Spanish island on Saturday.

The 21-year-old is understood to have died less than 24 hours later.

His body was found in his hotel room.

Spanish police told BBC News NI there were no signs of violence and the death appeared to be of natural causes.

However, they are waiting for an autopsy to be carried out and could not say when that would take place.

In a statement, PSNI Superintendent Kevin Geddes said: "Detectives from Serious Crime Branch are aware of the death of Alan Drennan in Ibiza and will be speaking with his family.

"We will gather any relevant evidence and speak to any potential witnesses to assist in the investigation being carried out by the Spanish police."

Hundreds of people attended a vigil for Mr Drennan on Wednesday evening.

Friends and family of Mr Drennan released balloons and lanterns at Loughshore park in Jordanstown, County Antrim.

Mr Drennan's family have said a repatriation trust set up in the name of Kevin Bell, a Newry man who died in a suspected hit-and-run in New York in 2013, is covering the cost of bringing his body back to Northern Ireland.