British man dies after collapsing in Magaluf near famous strip
Spanish police are investigating the death of a British tourist in Magaluf.
The unidentified 49-year-old was found unresponsive in the resort’s Martin Ros Street near the raucous, neon-lit Punta Ballena strip around 4.30am today.
A security guard who raised the alarm told police he had seen the man collapse and fall to the ground in Majorca, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands.
Despite attempts to revive him at the scene, the man was soon pronounced dead.
Police have informed his family after tracking them down to where they were staying by retrieving his name from a hotel wristband he was wearing at the time.
Police have been able to identify him from the hotel wristband he was wearing at the time.
His name has not been released to the public.
An autopsy is due to be carried out in the next few hours.
The Civil Guard has been gathering CCTV footage in the area where he died as they investigate the death.
Neither them nor local police on the Mediterranean island have made an official comment.
However, a spokesman for Calvia Council, the local authority responsible for Magaluf, said: ‘A British tourist aged 49 year died in the street this morning in the Magaluf area.
‘It occurred around 4.30am. The dead man was staying in a hotel in the area.’
They added: ‘An employee of a local establishment alerted police, saying that a man was unwell and was stumbling around in the street.
‘Local police arrived and performed CPR but were unable to revive him. The Civil Guard has taken over the investigation to determine the cause of death.’
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