"It's just a tragedy. She's such an all-rounder sportsperson - from rugby to Gaelic to camogie and she would have been a big star in the future.” Clodagh Phelan died after a fall while on holiday in Mallorca Club Mac hotel in Puerto de Alcudia An 11-year-old Irish girl who died after falling from the seventh floor of a Spanish hotel where she was staying with her family has been described as a “beautiful, spirited child”.
The young girl has been named locally as Clodagh Phelan from Co.= Wicklow. She was a talented sports person, who excelled at GAA, rugby and athletics.
Clodagh was a much cherished member of Parnell Athletic Club based in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow. Coaches, athletes, and everyone associated with the club have been trying to come to terms with Clodagh’s tragic passing. Local police are investigating the circumstances of the death, which is believed to have been a tragic accident.
It happened around 6.30am this morning at the Club Mac hotel in the family resort of Puerto de Alcudia in the north-east of Mallorca. Club Mac hotel in Puerto de Alcudia Paramedics and other emergency responders tried to revive Clodagh, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
A post-mortem investigation is expected to take place today, she is understood to have fallen 65ft. It is understood the family were planning to return home later today. Chairperson of Parnell Athletic Club and Wicklow Athletic Society Bill Porter said Clodagh had a “lovely personality” and was “loved .