He wanted "balcony", failed and fell into the void

The season "balconying"In Majorca, this began in the worst case, after a man tried to jump from the balconies of a hotel and fell into the void.

The 20 year old British man fell from the second floor from one establishment in the city of Magaluf to the public highway. The victim lived in a hotel room with three other sleeping friends, while the young man rushed to the balcony.

The "balcony" started ten years ago as a summer practice practiced by foreign tourists, especially British and German, in Mallorca. It involves jumping into the pool from the balconies of the hotel rooms. In general, young people are filmed or take pictures when they jump. The search for virality which can lead to the worst result.

Currently, many of them rush into the void trying to move from one room to another through the balcony or after an accidental party night and after ingesting a large amount of money. ;alcohol. Last year, six tourists died after the fall of high-rise buildings in Mallorca

Until this year, before the death of the Briton, in just one week – between May 31 and June 5 – Four other young foreigners were injured, one of which is in critical condition

Hotel businessmen in Magaluf call on the British government to redouble efforts to stop "swinging" through prevention campaigns and say they must always try to accommodate youth groups on the lower floors . Two municipalities in Mallorca started fining people trying to move from one terrace to another.