A 25-year-old holidaymaker has died after falling from the balcony of a hotel in St Julian, Malta. Keiran Thomas from Bangor in North Wales died on Friday morning, police say.
His body was found outside the hotel and paramedics were called to the hotel in Triq Spinola, on the east of the island. Police in Malta have named him as Keiran Thomas. Police blocked the Triq Spinola road, outside the hotel, to traffic on Friday morning. The road was reopened after Keiran’s body was taken away from the scene.
A police spokesman said: “Early [Friday] morning, at around 4.15am, the police were informed that their assistance was needed in Triq Spinola, St Julian’s. The police went immediately on site and from preliminary investigations, it resulted that a 25-year-old British man fell from a hotel balcony.
“A medical team was called to the scene but unfortunately, he was certified dead on site. Magistrate Dr Philip Galea Farrugia LL.D was informed about the case and appointed various experts to assist in the inquiry, whilst police investigations are ongoing.”
An investigation was launched and after a preliminary investigation, police say Keiran may have fallen off his balcony at the hotel at around 4.15am, according to the Times of Malta.
Mr Thomas’ father, Alan Hughes, told the BBC that his son, who had a twin brother, was working as a software engineer at the time of his death, with ‘a promising career ahead of him’. Welsh MP Sian Gwenllian said “News of the death of a 25-year-old from Gwynedd in Malta is truly devastating. The pain his family must be experiencing is unimaginable. My thoughts, and those of the people of Gwynedd, are with them in their grief.”
MP Liz Saville Roberts said: “My heart goes out to the young man’s family at this extremely difficult time.”
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are in contact with the local authorities regarding the death of a British man in Malta.”
Malta Police’s investigations into the fall at the Cavalieri Art Hotel remain ongoing. St Julian’s is a popular tourist town on the east of the island of Malta. It’s known for beaches like Balluta Bay, a rocky stretch with a promenade and restaurants.
Bars and nightclubs line the streets of Paceville, an area south of St George’s Bay Beach and the historic capital, Valletta, is also nearby.
