Brit tourist, 22, dies after plunging from third floor of Ibiza hotel as pal is quizzed by cops
A BRIT tourist has died after plunging from the third floor of a hotel in the Ibizan party resort of San Antonio.
The 22-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene following the horror fall on Friday morning.
Details of the incident on the party island are yet to emerge, although the alarm was raised at around 11am today.
Well-placed sources said the holidaymaker fell from the balcony of a room he was in with a friend at a budget three-star hotel.
The pal, whose nationality is not known, is now being quizzed by cops following the tragedy.
A police insider said: "This incident is still under investigation.
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"All lines of inquiry are being explored and it is still too early to say exactly what happened."
A Civil Guard spokesman reiterated the comments, explaining the Brit's death is still being probed.
They said: "A 22-year-old British man has died this morning after plunging from the third floor of a hotel in San Antonio.
"The incident is still being investigated."
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The friends are said to have been staying at the Azuline Hotel Llevant, situated close to San Antonio's bus station.
It is described on travel websites as the "perfect place to enjoy the party resort’s nightlife."
It is just 200 metres from San Antonio beach.
Another travel website says: "The resort’s nightlife, bars, shops and restaurants surround this well-located hotel, and the picturesque harbour is just a few streets away.
"This accommodation is a perfect pick for a fun holiday in Ibiza with your partner or friends."
The Brit is believed to have landed in the road outside a tattoo parlour.
Civil Guard officers hid the spot where his body ended up with sheeting strung across the road and stopped people by getting too near by cordoning it off with police tape.
Initial reports said the British tourist had fallen from a fifth floor, but well-placed sources said he had been on the third floor balcony of a room where he is believed to have been staying.
A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency coordination centre said: "We received the first call at 10.50am local time.
"The calls that came in said a man aged around 20 had plunged from a hotel in San Antonio.
"Police and paramedics were mobilised as part of the emergency response."
A health source said: "The man had already gone into cardiac arrest by the time the first ambulance arrived.
"Health responders tried to save his life but were unable to do so."
A receptionist at the hotel where the incident occurred said: "We’ve been told not to say anything by the police and in any case we don’t really know what happened.
"It occurred a relatively short time ago and is still being investigated."
A 24-year-old British woman died in September last year after plunging from a balcony at the Rosamar Hotel in Cala de Bou a short drive from San Antonio.
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Her unnamed partner is understood to have been with her at the time.
He reportedly told police she had fallen around 30 feet from a second-floor balcony.