British vacationer, 46, ‘combating for his life’ after falling into creek
A British holidaymaker is understood to be ‘fighting for his life’ after a ‘freak accident’ saw him plummet headfirst into a creek whilst playing with his children.
The 46-year-old is said to be in a ‘serious condition’ and is currently being treated at the Son Espases hospital in Palma.
The father reportedly fell from a 2-foot wall into a creek near a beach close to his hotel on the Majorcan resort of Camp de Mar.
Paramedics hurried to the man’s aid after they were called at around 9pm on Wednesday.
The man was stabilised at the scene following the arrival of police and paramedics, after allegedly taking a hard hit to the head as he toppled.
A British father is understood to be fighting for his life after falling from 2-foot wall into a creek (file image)
The 46-year-old was reportedly playing with his kids near a beach in Palma, Majorca before the ‘freak accident’ occured
His children were assessed by the medical crew before returning to their mother, according to The Sun.
It is understood doctors have discovered several bruises and welts on the man’s body.
According to the publication, it is believed the father was playing with his children near a creek before scaling a wall encompassing the water.
Seconds later, he lost his balance and his head struck the rocks.
MailOnline has approached Son Espases hospital for comment.
This comes after a 25-year-old British tourist was left fighting for his life after falling from the third-floor of a Magaluf apartment block.
The man, who was believed to be aged 25, was rushed to hospital with ‘very serious’ injuries to his face and head and is in a ‘critical condition’.
According to Spanish media, the incident occurred in the Majorca party resort at 6am on April 6.
He fell from a flat block known as the Maria Elena building in a street called Federico Garcia Lorca.
The Majorca Daily Bulletin reported that a neighbour at the apartment building called emergency services to report a man lying on the ground who was bleeding heavily.
Despite the injuries, the man was conscious and was taken to Son Espases Hospital in Palma, the Majorcan capital.
The man was stabilised at the scene following the arrival of police and paramedics, after allegedly taking a hard hit to the head as he toppled
Doctors are also said to have discovered several bruises and welts on the man’s body
Three Brits previously lost their lives in quick succession after plunging from the notorious Eden Roc apartment block in Magaluf.
Natalie Cormack, 19, from West Kilbride in Scotland, fell to her death in April 2018 after getting locked out of her flat and attempting to climb onto her balcony.
She was doing her second season in the party resort working in a bar.
In June 2018 Welshman Tom Hughes, 20, died when he fell near the entrance after mistaking the building for his hotel.
The following month Thomas Channon, 18, from Rhoose near Barry, South Wales, plunged to his death from a narrow walkway after climbing a low wall with a ‘sheer’ 50ft drop the other side as he tried to get back to his nearby hotel during a holiday to celebrate finishing his A-levels.
