[Nicky91]

From the front of the tower block there appears to be vegetation and a garden
But from behind, the vegetation hides a seven-storey drop onto a concrete floor
Three Britons have died Natalie Cormack, Thomas Hughes and Thomas Channon

A short walk away from the neon lights and pounding music of Magaluf’s bustling main strip, the tired-looking, sand-coloured block of flats is eerily quiet at 3am. Every now and then, the raucous chatter of young revellers making their way back to nearby hotels punctures the silence.

‘Stay safe, lads!’ shouts John Channon, as one particularly rowdy group of drunken teenage boys stumbles past.

Do they take heed? Probably not. But John’s gentle admonishment is painfully heartfelt, because it is from here, in the small courtyard where he stands, that the 67-year-old’s own teenage son plummeted to his death just over a week ago.

A few hours earlier, Tom had sent his dad some photos — ‘group shots on the beach, being young and free,’ says John. They were the last carefree images he saw of his son.

‘Although it’s comforting to see, it’s also tragic because that should have been allowed to continue,’ says John, who is determined that his journey to Majorca will yield some answers about his son’s needless death.

Bright, popular and hoping to go to university to study economics, 18-year-old Thomas Channon was the third young Briton to have fallen to his death here, in the grounds of a private apartment block called Eden Roc, in just four months.

Thomas Hughes,The boys’ deaths follow that in April of Scottish bar worker Natalie Cormack, 19, who fell as she tried to climb railings and around a gate leading into the flats, where a friend was living, after losing her keys.

With more balcony falls in Majorca and neighbouring island Ibiza since then, Tom’s is one of a rapidly rising tally of accidents — mostly involving alcohol — that have caused death and serious injury among young holidaymakers this summer.

It has led to renewed calls for better safety awareness among the hordes of Britons heading off on holiday to places where cheap booze (‘£5 for two cocktails and a shot,’ shouts one of the many promoters on Magaluf’s main street) is as much of a draw as the sea and sand.

Exactly what did happen to Tom remains a mystery. He was on holiday with a group of friends from Barry, South Wales, who had travelled to Majorca for a celebratory holiday after their A-levels, a rite of passage enjoyed by countless teens.

After watching England play Croatia in the World Cup, Tom — ‘the sensible one,’ says business consultant John — became separated from his friends.
Possibly unsure of directions, he somehow found his way to Eden Roc, a 1970s apartment block from where, across what appears to be a ‘garden’, you can just make out the whitewashed annexe of Hotel Florida, where Tom was staying.

From the front, Eden Roc appears to be only five storeys high. But, in fact, the building has 12 storeys, seven of them below pavement level.

Vegetation spilling over a low wall in the entrance courtyard gives the impression that on the other side of the wall lies a solid patch of shrubbery when, actually, there is a 70ft drop to stony ground below.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ock-flats.html

[arista]

Were they not Drunk?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

From the front of the tower block there appears to be vegetation and a garden
But from behind, the vegetation hides a seven-storey drop onto a concrete floor
Three Britons have died Natalie Cormack, Thomas Hughes and Thomas Channon

A short walk away from the neon lights and pounding music of Magaluf’s bustling main strip, the tired-looking, sand-coloured block of flats is eerily quiet at 3am. Every now and then, the raucous chatter of young revellers making their way back to nearby hotels punctures the silence.

‘Stay safe, lads!’ shouts John Channon, as one particularly rowdy group of drunken teenage boys stumbles past.

Do they take heed? Probably not. But John’s gentle admonishment is painfully heartfelt, because it is from here, in the small courtyard where he stands, that the 67-year-old’s own teenage son plummeted to his death just over a week ago.

A few hours earlier, Tom had sent his dad some photos — ‘group shots on the beach, being young and free,’ says John. They were the last carefree images he saw of his son.

‘Although it’s comforting to see, it’s also tragic because that should have been allowed to continue,’ says John, who is determined that his journey to Majorca will yield some answers about his son’s needless death.

Bright, popular and hoping to go to university to study economics, 18-year-old Thomas Channon was the third young Briton to have fallen to his death here, in the grounds of a private apartment block called Eden Roc, in just four months.

Thomas Hughes,The boys’ deaths follow that in April of Scottish bar worker Natalie Cormack, 19, who fell as she tried to climb railings and around a gate leading into the flats, where a friend was living, after losing her keys.

With more balcony falls in Majorca and neighbouring island Ibiza since then, Tom’s is one of a rapidly rising tally of accidents — mostly involving alcohol — that have caused death and serious injury among young holidaymakers this summer.

It has led to renewed calls for better safety awareness among the hordes of Britons heading off on holiday to places where cheap booze (‘£5 for two cocktails and a shot,’ shouts one of the many promoters on Magaluf’s main street) is as much of a draw as the sea and sand.

Exactly what did happen to Tom remains a mystery. He was on holiday with a group of friends from Barry, South Wales, who had travelled to Majorca for a celebratory holiday after their A-levels, a rite of passage enjoyed by countless teens.

After watching England play Croatia in the World Cup, Tom — ‘the sensible one,’ says business consultant John — became separated from his friends.
Possibly unsure of directions, he somehow found his way to Eden Roc, a 1970s apartment block from where, across what appears to be a ‘garden’, you can just make out the whitewashed annexe of Hotel Florida, where Tom was staying.

From the front, Eden Roc appears to be only five storeys high. But, in fact, the building has 12 storeys, seven of them below pavement level.

Vegetation spilling over a low wall in the entrance courtyard gives the impression that on the other side of the wall lies a solid patch of shrubbery when, actually, there is a 70ft drop to stony ground below.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ock-flats.html

It’s very sad Nicky - but do people expect the country to change their building rules. At the end of the day youngsters should take care of themselves, not drink in excess and use their common sense. Have fun, but think before they drink themselves into oblivion.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

Were they not Drunk?

maybe drunk, yeah they were watching world cup match, so i'd imagine they have been drinking couple of beers


the vegetation might've made it difficult to see the edge of the building


so it might be more a combination of them being drunk + wild vegetation/garden making it unable to properly see the edge of the building


bit suspicious it seems, same as in Thailand with the death of dutch 18 year old model Ivana Smit who also fell from 5 or 6 floors to the ground