Third British tourist dies in Mallorca in less than a month

A British tourist has fallen to her death from a hotel balcony in Mallorca in the third such British death on the Spanish island in less than a month.

Charlotte Faris, 23, fell during the early hours of Saturday morning in the popular party resort of Magaluf, authorities said.

The holidaymaker from Stevenage, Herts, had checked into the Teix hotel a few hours earlier, according to reports.

A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed the death. "We are aware and can confirm the death of British national Charlotte Faris in Mallorca on May 5. We are providing consular assistance to her family."

Benjamin Harper, 28, from Twickenham, south-west London, fell to his death at the four-star Sol Antillas Hotel in Magaluf on 20 April.

It is believed the roofer had gone out on to the balcony for a cigarette before leaning over and falling to his death while on a stag trip.

Three days before that Adam Atkinson, 20, suffered fatal injuries when he reportedly fell from a stairwell at the Hotel Martinique in the same resort.