Thomas Channon, 18, plunged to his death in Magaluf at the same apartment block where two other British holidaymakers have died

A teenager plunged 70ft to his death from a Magaluf apartment complex where two other British holidaymakers have died this year.

Thomas Channon, 18, fell from a 'walkway of death' at the Eden Roc apartment complex and was found in the gardens of the private block on Thursday morning.

The student from Rhoose, near Barry in South Wales, was on his first ever holiday with friends to celebrate completing his A levels.

He is thought to have become separated from his friends during a night out and got lost as he made his way home at about 4am.

The group were staying at Hotel Florida, which is next door to the Eden Roc apartments.

Spanish police said Thomas he fell from a balcony. But his friends say he tumbled from a deadly walkway after stumbling over a wall.

In April bar worker Natalie Cormack from West Kilbride in Scotland died after falling the equivalent of seven floors from the same apartment block.

Last month Tom Hughes, 20, from Wrexham in North Wales also died at Eden Roc.

This month British diplomats were called to an emergency meeting in Magaluf to try and curb the number of balcony falls in the party resort.

Thomas's parents - business consultant John, 67, and midwife Ceri, 49 - are understood to have flown to Majorca.

Parents of his heartbroken friends have now brought their own sons home from Spain.

One of the mothers, who asked not to be named, said: 'We went to where Thomas fell and the wall is way too low. It's about knee height.

'When you look at it there are loads of trees and bushes beyond the wall which gives the impression there's a garden, but there's actually a 70ft drop.

The drop where Thomas fell to his death on Thursday. He was found in the gardens of the private complex

The Eden Roc apartment complex, where two other British holidaymakers have died this year

'Something has to happen now. It shouldn't take all these kids dying to make sure proper precautions are in place.

'The caretaker who found him was crying to us saying "this cannot go on, something has to change".'

A neighbour of the family's home in Wales, who did not wish to be named, said: 'They are such a lovely family and always very friendly and always say hello.

'Thomas and his brother are lovely boys and always very polite. It is just so sad.'