Magaluf tourists fined for risking their lives in deadly ‘balconing’ trend as cops order drunken Brits to clean up their act
POLICE in Magaluf have fined three tourists for "balconing" and have warned there will be more penalties unless drunken holidaymakers clean up their act.
There have been three reported incidents in June alone that include Brits deliberately launching themselves from hotel balconies into swimming pools.
All three balconing cases happened are believed to include young Brits who deliberately launch themselves from hotel rooms.
In one case, a young Brit jumped from the second floor of his hotel room onto trees below.
He then reportedly tried to claim £35,000 compensation by alleging he slipped in the swimming pool.
He suffered several broken bones.
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Another instance was in borad daylight when a Spanish tourist was caught balconing from an apartment block on Tuesday.
The fines are between £530 and £1,300 and can also apply to anyone who encourages a friend to have a go at balconing, either to jump into a swimming pool or gain access from one room to another.
Earlier this month, a 20-year-old British man died after plunging from the second floor of an hotel in Magaluf.
Rugby player Freddie Pring was found at 3am in circumstances which have yet to be clarified.
It is not known if Calvia council, the authority for Magaluf, considers this tragedy to be a case of balconing or if fines are to be handed out in fatal cases or to just those who survive.
Normally it is young tourists who have consumed a great deal of alcohol
Cavia council spokesman
According to municipal regulations, balconing is considered a serious offence.
There have been a number of other balconing incidents already this season, involving young tourists of different nationalities and varying degrees of injuries.
The number of balconing incident this year so far has reached three, all filed this month.
Some hotel balconies have been blamed for having barriers that are too low, making it easier to fall over them.
Local councils have ordered the hotels involved to make swift changes after two of the tourists fell from the same spot, dubbed the “walkway of death” due to being 70 foot from the ground with a low wall.
A spokesman for the council said: "Normally it is young tourists who have consumed a great deal of alcohol."
What is balconing?
Balconing is the term given to the practice of either trying to climb on to balconies or from one room to another or to try and jump or dive into a swimming pool below.
Unfortunately, balconing has become very common, as more and more people become fined for the act each year.
Officials in Magaluf are now dishing out fines for balconing after a spate of horrific tourist deaths at the party resort.
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Calvia council is calling on the government to ban all aggressive drink offers.
Last year, officials fined eleven people for balconing, each fine stretching from £500 to £1,300.
The council said in a statement: "Emphasis will be put on the abusive offers of alcohol and in informative and dissuasive campaigns aimed at young people in their own countries."
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