British teenager dies after fall from hotel in Magaluf

A British teenager has died after falling from a hotel in Spain.

Thomas Ousby (19) died after falling from a fire escape on the ninth floor of a four-star hotel in Magaluf, Mallorca, according to reports.

Mr Ousby, who was believed to be staying at another hotel, had spoken about returning to the UK days before his death on Thursday.

The aspiring model and musician from London wrote on Twitter: “Magas all good, coming home sometime this week tho.”

He told friends he was promoting bars and boat trips at the party resort, tweeting in June: “Crazy times haha! It’s all good selling tickets for bar crawls n boat parties.”

Numerous tributes to the teenager have appeared on the social networking site, including a picture of his name spelled out in tea-light candles.

A spokesman for the Atlantic Park hotel in Magaluf, where the incident is reported to have happened, refused to comment.

A YouTube video of Ousby playing drums to Taylor Swift's song 22 has been watched more than 9,000 times.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We were notified on August 3rd of the death of a British national in Spain and are providing consular assistance to the family at this time.”

PA