Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The alleged assault took place in a hotel sauna on the Spanish island of Majorca

Police are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old British girl in a hotel sauna in Majorca.

The incident took place on the Spanish island on Monday and the girl was taken to hospital, the Majorca Civil Guard said.

The nationality of the attacker is unknown, the police force said.

Local media said the girl was on holiday with her family in a coastal area of Llucmajor in southern Majorca at the time of the assault.

The newspaper Diario de Mallorca said the girl was alone in the sauna when she was attacked.