British tourist, 45, dies after falling from luxury hotel third-floor balcony during group trip 'drinking with friends' in Cyprus holiday resort Paphos Officials believe the fall was accidental, ruling out criminal activity in their probe By James Reynolds Published: 19:46, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 19:47, 23 July 2024 e-mail View comments A British tourist has been found dead in Cyprus after falling from the third-floor balcony of a luxury hotel. The unnamed holidaymaker, 45, was staying in a hotel in Paphos, on the southwest coast, when the tragedy unfolded this morning, local media reports. Officials understand the man was part of a group of tourists who had been drinking until the early hours of the morning.
The victim was found dead in the main garden of the hotel in Kouklia, having fallen some 10m (33ft). Police have opened an investigation and are working to identify the body. File photo.
The victim is understood to have been staying at a hotel in Paphos with friends The scene around the hotel was cordoned off, with officials calling in a state pathologist to examine the body, CyprusMail reports . Criminal activity has since been ruled out, Paphos police deputy chief of operations Michalis Nikolaou confirmed. The man is understood to have been staying with friends at the unnamed hotel for the last few days.
The group had consumed 'a large quantity of alcohol' before the fall, local media reported. Preliminary evidence suggests alcohol may have had a role in the fall, philenews reported. Investigations are still ongoing to determine what led to the accident.
MailOnline contacted the Foreign Office for comment. Earlier today, a separate request from Paphos police for the arrest of a hotel manager over a pool maintenance incident was thrown out, after 26 guests were hospitalised for inhaling toxic fumes. Two employees at the hotel in Geroskipou are currently under investigation for dangerous of negligent acts leading to bodily harm.
According to authorities, one poured a combined 10 litres of calcium hydrochloride and chlorine into the pool's overflow channels which, when mixed, generates toxic fumes. Twelve adults and 14 children were taken to hospital after the incident unfolded on Monday. Two children, kept overnight after inhaling the deadly chlorine fumes, were due to be discharged today.
The fumes can cause skin irritation, burns and breathing issues. Police had requested the arrest of the manager for illegally employing the 28-year-old worker, whose duties did not match his terms of employment. The court rejected the request, CyprusMail reports , without providing further information.
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