Ibiza Rocks Hotel SUSPENDS all party events as police investigate second balcony fall death in two weeks
Evan Thomson, 26, and Gary Kelly, 19, both lost their lives after falling from balconies at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel, a popular party spot in the town of San Antonio.
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Evan, from Aberdeen, fell from the sixth floor of the hotel on July 7 and was tragically pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Tragedy struck again today after teen hockey star Gary lost his life after falling from a third floor balcony at Ibiza Rocks in the early hours of this morning.
Two ambulances were sent to the scene but there was nothing the paramedics could do to save him.
In the aftermath of the two tragedies, the hotel confirmed all of their party events have now been suspended.
A statement from Ibiza Rocks was posted on their social media pages.
It read: 'We are deeply shocked and devastated by the recent incidents that have tragically occurred.
'Our priority is to support those affected and their loved ones during this incredibly difficult time, and to fully assist the authorities with their investigations.
'The safety and wellbeing of our guests has, and always will remain, our highest priority.
'Given the seriousness of the situation and out of respect for those involved, we believe it is right to pause our advertised events programme at this time.
'All customers will be informed directly via email.'
Scottish Tourist's Tragic Fall in Ibiza: Community in Mourning
It comes after the hotel came under fire by friends of Evan Thomson for their response to his death at the beginning of this month.
They claimed the hotel's handling of the situation was "horrific" and claimed they were still advertising events after his death.
Evan's friend Blair Robertson, 25, said: 'We heard the jet washes from the ground cleaning the area where Evan died and it had only been 90 minutes or so since he was found.
'That was the worst thing for us to hear – how fast they tried to get things back to normal.
'They took us out of the hotel at around 9am and put us in a new hotel down the road.
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'It was like they wanted to get back to business as usual as soon as possible.
'It was just a very traumatic experience.
'They just wanted us out – and to start the party again. It was a disregard of life.
'It was hard hearing the cleaners coming into the room in the morning, as though nothing had happened.'
"They just preferred that people wouldn't find out, so it wouldn't ruin the party."
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His other friend James Shand added: 'Seeing them post 'are you all ready for the next event?' within hours of it happening was sickening.
'They looked at Evan's death from a business perspective. They just preferred that people wouldn't find out, so it wouldn't ruin the party."
Cops probing tragedy
Spain's Guardia Civil confirmed they are investigating Gary's death this morning.
A spokesperson said: "We are investigating the death of a 19-year-old British man at a hotel in San Antonio in Ibiza.
"The alarm was raised around 12.40am this morning.
"Our officers were sent to the scene but the man in question was already dead by the time help arrived.
"The fall was from from the third floor of the hotel to an outside part of the complex.
"Court officials authorised the removal of his body at 2.40am this morning.
"The fall could be accidental based on the early information obtained from cameras but as part of the investigation possible witnesses will need to be located and interviewed.
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