Brit, 22, hurt in Ibiza ‘balconing' fall as tourist left with head injury at hotel at centre of Kian Harratt brawl drama
HORROR PLUNGE Brit, 22, hurt in Ibiza 'balconing' fall as tourist left with head injury at hotel at centre of Kian Harratt brawl drama
A BRIT tourist, 22, has suffered serious chest and head injuries after plunging from the third floor of his hotel in the Ibiza party spot San Antonio.
It is the latest in a string of freak accidents to hit the resort town this summer, which have left at least three Brits dead.
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The Brit plummeted from the third floor of Marco Polo hotel in San Antonio
Credit: Solarpix
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The fall happened at the same hotel where EFL star Kian Harratt lobbed a chair at someone in a poolside brawl in June
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Oldham Athletic striker Kian Harratt was filmed throwing a chair at the Marco Polo hotel
The horror accident happened around 8pm yesterday at the Marco Polo hotel in San Antonio.
This was the same hotel which hit headlines in June when it was the backdrop for a poolside brawl involving English footballer Kian Harratt.
The plunge casualty, who has not been named, was taken to Can Misses Hospital, according to police.
The Civil Guard has launched an investigation into the circumstances.
A spokesman said today: "A 22-year-old British tourist was rushed to hospital after falling from the third floor of a hotel in San Antonio.
"He was conscious when he was taken away."
A video of a poolside brawl at the hotel went viral in June, and Oldham Athletic forward Kian Harratt was been identified launching a chair into a woman.
Brit holidaymaker Kyle Crawford told The Sun Oldham Athletic forward Kian Harratt and three of his pals were "being horrible" to a group of women before the clash on June 21.
And two videos captured the brawl, including one which appears to show the striker - wearing black shorts and with his distinctive goatee - lob chair at one of them.
Harrat later spoke out online to say he felt "very apologetic" and "terrible" that he hit the woman.
But he blamed other tourists for starting the brawl and alleges a man approached his friend first and went on to "punch him".
The striker then claims a chair was thrown at him which prompted him to pick it up and threw it back.
But sunseeker Kyle, who was also on holiday with a group of mates in Ibiza, Spain, contested the footballer's version of events.
He told The Sun: "There was four lads, we didn't know who they were, being horrible to some women."
A second source caught up in the brawl told us: "It was Kian Harratt. He was bothering these girls."
Kyle said Harratt and his friends were "throwing little rugby balls" at the female tourists inside the pool, one of which being the woman that was struck by a chair later on.
"They were just in the pool splashing them and throwing balls at them - being proper immature," he explained.
Kyle said he and his mate stepped in to stand up for the women.
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