A British holidaymaker has died in hospital after plunging from a supermarket carpark in Ibiza.
The 25-year-old, who has not been named, fell from the Mercadona in the resort of San Antonio, around 8pm local time yesterday.
He was stabilised at the scene by paramedics in two ambulances before being taken to the private Nuestra Senora del Rosario Polyclinic on the island.
Overnight it emerged the tourist was fighting for his life in an intensive care unit at a private island hospital.
Today at around midday the hospital confirmed he had succumbed to his injuries. The circumstances of the man’s death are still under investigation.
A hospital spokesman said early this morning that the Brit had been admitted just after 9.30pm last night.
A well-placed source said, speaking before subsequent confirmation he had lost his fight for life: ‘Yesterday a 25 year old man fell from the car park of the Mercadona supermarket in San Antonio.
A British holidaymaker has died in hospital from injuries he sustained in an Ibiza fall yesterday. He fell from the Mercadona supermarket car park (pictured) in the holiday resort of San Antonio, around 8pm local time yesterday in circumstances which are still under investigation (stock image)
‘He was taken by an advanced life support ambulance to the Nuestra Senora del Rosario Polyclinic where he was admitted at 21:38.
‘The patient, a British national , remains in the intensive care unit in a very serious condition after suffering a traumatic brain injury with a skull fracture, dorsal vertebral fractures, chest trauma and a collapsed lung, as well as abdominal injuries and injuries to his spleen and liver all caused by the fall.’
An official at the hospital confirmed the sad news just before 1pm local time today: ‘Regrettably and despite all the efforts of medical personnel, the patient who fell yesterday in San Antonio has died due to the severity of his injuries.’
The latest tragedy occurred eight days after a Scots holidaymaker fell to his death at a hotel in Ibiza.
Evan Thomson, 26, from Aberdeen, tragically lost his life in the incident at the famous Ibiza Rocks Hotel.
Tragic Evan is thought to have been celebrating on holiday with friends following his birthday last month.
His mother Lel Kellighan, posting on social media, said: ‘I’m absolutely heartbroken to write and tell you all, earlier this week my son Evan was in a tragic accident whilst on holiday with his friends in Ibiza and sadly passed away.
‘We are all absolutely broken. Please allow us some time.’
It comes after a Scottish teenager died in the early hours of August 20 last year after falling from a sixth-floor hotel balcony in Ibiza.
Emma Ramsay, 19, from Hamilton, was on holiday with friends in the party resort of San Antonio.
The latest tragedy occurred eight days after a Scots holidaymaker fell to his death at a hotel in Ibiza. Evan Thomson (pictured) , 26, from Aberdeen, tragically lost his life in the incident at the famous Ibiza Rocks Hotel
The tragedy occurred at a seafront four-star adult-only hotel called Hotel Vibra District.
Three days earlier a 28-year-old British holidaymaker died in a 15ft fall at a hotel in Palmanova near Magaluf in Majorca after a night out partying.
The dead man’s partner had to be treated for a panic attack later in the day. The incident happened at the four-star Reverence Mare Hotel in Palmanova.
The Civil Guard is understood to have launched an investigation into the latest tragedy. No-one from the police force could be reached early this morning for comment.
It is not yet known where in the UK the dead Brit is from and whether he was on his own when he fell or accompanied by other people.
The height he plunged from has not yet been disclosed.
