British tourist, 23, dies after plunging ‘head-first’ from hotel balcony

A British man has died after losing his balance while climbing on a balcony in Greece.

The 23-year-old plunged to the ground ‘head-first’ from the railings of a hotel in the party island of Zante, on the Ionian Sea.

It is understood that he was trying to get off the balcony. As soon as he stepped on the handrail, he lost his balance and fell the ground from about 1.5 meters high.

Local media reported that he victim tried to stand up twice, but kept falling down.

He was taken to Zakynthos hospital where he tragically died, Parapolitika said.

The incident happened at the beach resort of Laganas, on Wednesday afternoon, at about 3pm.

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