Brit tourist, 19, killed in 3rd floor plunge from Ibiza Rocks hotel weeks after UK holidaymaker died in fall at resort
The unnamed 19-year-old was killed instantly in the fall at the four-star Ibiza Rocks Hotel in party town San Antonio.
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The Brit teen fell from a third-floor balcony at Ibiza Rocks hotel
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Two Brits have died in two weeks in falls at the hotel
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In a separate incident, Evan Thomson, 26, fell to his death at the same hotel
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This is the same hotel where a Scottish tourist died just over a fortnight ago.
The lad fell just after midnight, and two ambulances rushed to the scene.
Tragically, there was nothing they could do to save him.
Local police confirmed this morning he was a British national - but gave no further details on his identity.
In a separate incident, Evan Thomson, 26, fell to his death at the same hotel exactly two weeks ago.
It's understood he had been celebrating on holiday with pals following his birthday last month.
Tragically, he too was pronounced dead at the scene.
His mum Lel Kellighan broke the sad news on social media a few days later, saying: 'I'm absolutely heartbroken to write and tell you all, earlier this week my son Evan was in a tragic accident whilst on holiday with his friends in Ibiza and sadly passed away.
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'We are all absolutely broken. Please allow us some time.'
In the days after Evan's death, his loved ones raised questions about safety at Ibiza Rocks, and was critical over the hotel's handling of the situation.
Evan's sister Teila said: 'Ibiza is known for its partying and it just stuns me that they don't have higher safety precautions.
'Pray nobody else suffers. And, once it did happen, the hotel's response was just completely heartbreaking; almost as if it never happened. I pray no other family has to go through this."
Friend Blair Robertson, 25, who had been with Evan before he died, claimed: 'Security took us away to front desk. Paramedics didn't arrive for about 30 minutes.
"Forensic officers didn't speak English. We were just standing there, not knowing what was going on. Reception gave us false hope."
And a THIRD young Brit died from a fall in San Antonio last Monday.
The 25-year-old died in hospital from injuries sustained when he fell from a supermarket car park in the town the previous day.
He was rushed to an intensive care unit at a private island hospital following the incident.
The clinic confirmed he died from his injuries, saying last Monday: 'Regrettably and despite all the efforts of medical personnel, the patient who fell yesterday in San Antonio has died due to the severity of his injuries."
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