British teenager, 17, falls head-first from hotel balcony on holiday
A 17-year-old British tourist is in a critical condition after plunging from a hotel balcony in the outskirts of Athens (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
A British tourist has been declared brain dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Athens.
The 17-year-old boy sustained critical injuries after falling head-first at around 5am this morning from the first floor of the property in the suburb of Halandri, north of the Greek capital.
He was taken to Erythros Stavros (Red Cross) Hospital, where doctors confirmed his condition was unrecoverable, ekathimerini reported.
Hellenic Police are now investigating the circumstances around the tragedy.
Officers have arrested a 37-year-old kiosk worker for selling the teenager alcohol after he presented a fake driver’s licence.
Police have arrested a kiosk worker for allegedly selling the teenager alcohol on a fake driving licence (Picture: Getty Images)
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A source at the scene told the Sun that the teenager suffered multiple injuries, some internal, and had been put on life support in an intensive care unit.
‘It’s touch and go and we are all praying he will pull through,’ they added.
Earlier this week, another British visitor was taken to a hospital in Athens after falling on a hiking expedition on the island of Lefkada.
The 50-year-old woman was part of a group visiting the Nidri waterfalls when a rockfall left her in a critical condition with severe head injuries.
She was initially taken to Lefkada’s hospital before being transferred to an ICU at KAT Hospital in the capital.
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