
Brit tourist plunges from Marbella hotel balcony in horror 5am fall leaving him fighting for life as cops quiz friends
The tourist is said to have been rushed to hospital in a 'critical condition' after the incident at the Hard Rock Hotel in Puerto Banus, near Marbella.
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The Brit was initially taken to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella before being transferred to another one in Malaga.
The incident happened around 5am on Sunday.
Witnesses say the unnamed tourist fell from a first-floor balcony although it is said to have been the equivalent of a third-floor fall because of the area the hotel is built in.
Another three British friends the injured man was with, who is described as young but whose age has not yet been made public, have been questioned by police as part of an ongoing investigation.
According to local reports they were sleeping at the time and were unaware their pal had plunged to the ground and were informed by cops when they knocked on their door.
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