Gwynedd man, 25, who died in Malta hotel balcony fall pictured as family share heartbreak

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Gwynedd man, 25, who died in Malta hotel balcony fall pictured as family share heartbreak
Police were called to a hotel in St Julian, Malta, at around 4.15am on Friday morning after a man was found lifeless on the ground outside the building
Keiran Thomas, 25 (pictured), died at the scene in St Julian's
A Welsh holidaymaker from Gwynedd who sadly died after falling from his hotel balcony in Malta has been formally identified and pictured.
Officers were called to a hotel in St Julian, Malta, on Friday morning, where they found the lifeless body of a man outside the building. Despite the swift arrival of paramedics at the tragic scene on Triq Spinola, on the island's east side, the 25-year-old was declared dead at the location.
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An investigation into the fatal incident has been opened by the Maltese police, with preliminary findings suggesting that the man may have fallen from his hotel balcony around 4.15am.
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Maltese police have identified the man who sadly lost his life in the fall as Gwynedd resident Keiran Thomas, 25, who was born in Bangor, North Wales.
Keiran Thomas, 25, from Bangor, north Wales, died at the scene in St Julian's
(Image: Jet2holidays )
The road of Triq Spinola, outside the hotel, was temporarily closed to traffic earlier on Friday morning. The road was reopened once the man's body had been removed from the scene by local authorities.
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Mr Thomas' devastated father, Alan Hughes, spoke to the BBC expressing gratitude for the supportive messages received from the public.
He also revealed that his son, a twin, was employed as a software engineer at the time of his death, with 'a promising career ahead of him'.
MP Sian Gwenllian, who represents Arfon, spoke on the tragedy and said the death was "truly devastating," in a statement.
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She said: "News of the death of a 25-year-old from Gwynedd in Malta is truly devastating.
"The pain his family must be experiencing is unimaginable. My thoughts, and those of the people of Gwynedd, are with them in their grief."
Dwyfor Meirionnydd's MP, Liz Saville Roberts, also issued a statement.
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She said: "Heartbreaking news. My heart goes out to the young man's family at this extremely difficult time."
Investigations by Malta Police into the tragic fall at the Cavalieri Art Hotel continue.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office stated: "We are in contact with the local authorities regarding the death of a British man in Malta."