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In short
- A 23-year-old German tourist died after falling from a hotel in Mallorca.
- The accident happened when he tried to climb from the roof terrace to his own balcony.
- The phenomenon, known as “balconing”, has led to several accidents on the island.
- The authorities have introduced stricter alcohol rules and are considering new measures to combat the trend.
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Dagbladet wrote last summer about residents on Mallorca who warn against a dangerous tourist trend.
The Spanish newspaper Ultima Hora wrote that climbing from balcony to balcony in hotels has almost become a sport.
The phenomenon is called “balconing”.
On Tuesday, a 23-year-old tourist from Germany lost his life when he climbed the facade of the Hotel Timor in Playa de Palma, which is close to Magaluf.
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Lost my footing
The 23-year-old returned from the city at 3am, and according to the German tabloid newspaper Bild, was wearing neither trousers nor shoes.
He discovered that he had locked himself out of the hotel room. In an attempt to get in, he climbed all the way up to the hotel’s roof terrace.
From there he tried to get down to his own balcony.
He lost his footing and plunged several tens of meters into the ground.
The rescue service quickly arrived at the scene, but the 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Local authorities report that the German landed on Mallorca just hours before the accident.
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Deadly cocktail
Majorca, which is a popular tourist destination among Europeans, has witnessed many such accidents in the past.
The combination of alcohol and balconies makes a deadly cocktail.
Between 2012 and 2014 there were a total of twelve fall accidents from hotels in the Magaluf area alone.
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Considers measures
The authorities on Mallorca have tried to combat ‘balconing’ by introducing strict rules for serving alcohol in hotels, and by introducing restrictions on nightlife.
Tour operators have also tried to issue warnings about balconies, according to The Guardian.
Rafael Bosch, who is the spokesperson for the regional government of the Balearic Islands, of which Majorca is a part, said this:
– We will consider introducing new measures. The incidents are very unfortunate, and it is not this type of tourism that we want to encourage, he stated.
