A holidaymaker has died and another remains in critical condition after allegedly falling almost 20ft in Lanzarote when a hotel railing reportedly “gave way”.
The incident took place at a hotel in the popular Costa Teguise resort, Mirror UK reports.
A 56-yr-old British man was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 54-year-old British man suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Doctor Jose Molina Orosa Hospital, where he remains in a critical state, reports The Mirror.
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Emergency services were called to the hotel at approximately 1.30am following reports that two people had fallen from a significant height.
Members of the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), local police, and the Spanish Civil Guard attended the scene, reports The Mirror.
Local sources suggest that the railing that collapsed was situated in an elevated part of the hotel complex.
The Civil Guard has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident, reports The Mirror.
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office told Mirror UK: “We are providing support to the family of a British man who has died and to the family of a British man who has been injured in Spain,” reports The Mirror.
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