British tourist, 56, fighting for his life after trying to jump from balcony to swimming pool at Cyprus villa
A BRITISH tourist is fighting for his life after trying to jump 10ft from a balcony into a swimming pool in Cyprus.
The 56-year-old tried to jump off the ledge into thepool at his villa but ended up hitting the pavement below before being rushed to hospital in a serious condition.
The Brit was staying in Pegeia, near Paphos on the Mediterranena island when he slipped while attempting the dangerous leap.
He was rushed to the Accident and Emergency Department of Pafos General Hospital in an ambulance shortly after the accident.
Doctors then sent him to the Intensive Care Unit due to the seriousness of his injuries.
The man was staying in the villa with friends at the time of the horror fall, Cypriot media reports.
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It comes as another Brit was rushed to hospital after plunging 15ft off his hotel balcony in Majorca.
The man was left “seriously injured” as he landed on his head in broad daylight after a row with friends.
Weeks earlier, another Brit was left with serious injuries after he fell from a first floor balcony in the holiday hotspot.
The 27-year-old was rushed to hospital in the early hours of the morning.
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Neighbours claimed they saw him leaning out of the window of a Palma flat before he fell head first to the ground.
The man was seen being ushered onto a stretcher and wheeled into the back of an ambulance before getting treatment.