British tourist, 56, fighting for his life after trying to jump from balcony to swimming pool at Cyprus villa
A BRITISH tourist is fighting for his life after plunging 10ft from a balcony.
The 56-year-old tried to jump off a ledge into a swimming pool at his villa but ended up crashing onto the pavement below before being quickly rushed to hospital in a serious condition.
A Brit is fighting for his life after plunging 10ft from a balcony in Cyprus[/caption]The Brit was staying in a mansion in Pegeia, Cyprus when he slipped while attempting the dangerous leap.
He was transferred to the Accident and Emergency Department of Pafos General Hospital shortly after the accident in an ambulance.
Doctors then sent him to the Intensive Care Unit due to the seriousness of his injuries.
The man was staying in the villa with his friends at the time of the horror fall, Cypriot media reports.
It comes as another Brit was rushed to hospital after plunging 15ft off his hotel balcony in Majorca.
The man was left “seriously injured” as he landed on his head in broad daylight after a row with friends.
Weeks earlier, another Brit was left with serious injuries after he fell from a first floor balcony in the holiday hotspot.
The 27-year-old was rushed to hospital in the early hours of the morning.
Neighbours claimed they saw him leaning out of the window of a Palma flat before he fell head first to the ground.
The man was seen being ushered onto a stretcher and wheeled into the back of an ambulance before getting treatment.