British tourist, 35, dies after falling from a balcony in Ibiza party resort 

A British tourist has died after plunging from a balcony in the Ibizan party resort of San Antonio.

The 35-year-old died in the early hours of this morning, with the alarm raised at 3.15am.

The local authorities are investigating, with police sources saying the man had been on a second-floor balcony when he went over the edge.

The first 999 call that came in indicated he was lying on the floor below an apartment block near to a British supermarket and a short walk from the seafront. 

A spokesman for the Civil Guard said: ‘I can confirm a 35-year-old British man died in San Antonio.

‘The circumstances surrounding this incident remain under investigation.’

A British tourist has died after plunging from a balcony in the Ibizan party resort of San Antonio (file image)

It comes less than two weeks after a 22-year-old British tourist died in the same resort  after plunging from a three-star hotel.

Amateur footballer John McKenna, who was from Carlisle in Cumbria, was pronounced dead at the scene following desperate attempts by paramedics to save his life.

His friend and former Carlisle United player Josh Dixon said in a tribute at the time: ‘Absolutely heartbroken writing this. One of my closest mates all the way through school.

‘Wherever you went you would put a smile on someone’s face. Will be a huge miss to us all. Rest easy big man.’

John McKenna, 22, from Carlisle in Cumbria, died after the fall on June 23 in San Antonio, Ibiza

Another friend, Olly Doyle, said of his mate, who was known as ‘big John’: ‘A true gent and the most genuinely nice lad around.

‘Never a smile off his face, one of the best. Rest easy big man.’

Electrician John, who was staying at the azuline Hotel Llevant where the tragedy happened, played for Carlisle City Sunday League Premier side Scotby FC.

The club said in a tweet after learning of John’s death: ‘Today we lost a legend, a brilliant player but an even better person.

Electrician John was staying at the azuline Hotel Llevant when he fell from the balcony 

In another similar tragedy, a 24-year-old British woman died in September last year after plunging from a balcony at the Rosamar Hotel in Cala de Bou, just a short drive from San Antonio.

She was named shortly after the tragedy as Robyn-Eve Maines, from Wallasey, Merseyside.

In a tribute to her daughter at the time, mum Clare Maines said: ‘Our beautiful 24-year-old daughter sadly passed away after falling 30ft off her balcony. There are no words for us. We are truly heartbroken.’