Man found dead in Ibiza hotel room after pals raised alarm

28 August 2023 , 19:57

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San Antonio, Ibiza (Image: ExpressStar)

A holidaymaker has been found dead at his hotel room in the Ibizan party resort of San Antonio.

Police are reportedly looking at the possibility the death was drug-related although they are awaiting the results of a post-mortem before making an official comment. The dead man, described as a 34-year-old Irish holidaymaker, is said to have been on holiday with friends and was staying at a hotel in the centre of San Antonio.

The ongoing investigation is being led by the Civil Guard. The alarm was raised early this afternoon, with his friends alerting staff at the hotel he was staying at with them.

A source close to the investigation said last night: “I can confirm police are investigating the death of a man who was staying at a hotel in San Antonio.”

Last month a 35-year-old British man died after plunging from a second-floor balcony in the Ibizan resort of San Antonio. Police sources said drugs were found in his room during a subsequent search and officers were said at the time to be working on the theory he may have been acting under the influence of drugs.

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After he died it emerged the same man had cheated death in a 30-foot fall in the same resort nearly five years ago. He ended up impaled on the pole of a sun umbrella in a near-tragedy in September 2018. Horrific photos taken at the time showed the parasol deeply embedded in his leg.

In June John McKenna from Carlisle died after falling from his hotel balcony in San Antonio in a tragic accident. The 22-year-old played for Sunday League side Scotby FC. Club secretary Martin Purdie said after his death: “We haven't just lost a teammate, we have lost a friend".

Ryan Fahey