The boy was on holidays in Palma, Majorca

THE IRISH youngster admitted to hospital after a second-floor balcony plunge at a Majorca hotel has died in hospital.

The 14-year-old is understood to have passed away this morning.

Well-placed sources confirmed his death at Son Espases Hospital in the island capital Palma. They had said shortly before the tragic news that he was in a “very bad way” in a paediatric intensive care unit.

The unnamed youngster was admitted to Son Espases Hospital shortly after midnight yesterday following his 20ft plunge from the four-star Eix Lagotel in the resort of Playa de Muro.

Today it appeared the possibility he may have hurt himself while sleepwalking had been ruled out as police sources said they believed he may have lost his balance in a freak accident while he was on a chair on his balcony.

The youngster’s mum was holding onto him in a desperate bid to help him reach safety when he fell.

The hotel have declined to make any comment.

Ambulance workers called to the scene are said to have diagnosed a punctured lung and a head injury, although the assessment of medics after his admission to hospital has not been revealed.

Eix Lagotel describes itself on its website as “the ideal hotel for a family holiday.”

It adds: “Its quiet location next to S’Albufera nature reserve, as well as its 400 square metres of gardens, make it the perfect place for your holidays.”

Playa de Muro is a beautiful blue flag beach in the north-east of Majorca.

Online Editors