US EditionSpain Balcony-Jumping Craze: Most Are Drunk Brits, Study Finds - Expatica United Kingdom
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Berliner Morgenpost
He may have wanted to jump into the pool from his hotel balcony. So-called "balkoning" is a problem in Mallorca's party districts.
"Balkoning" - the risky jumping from the hotel balcony in pools or in neighboring rooms - is a problem in Mallorca. After a party evening this tries an about 20-year-old German. His friends still hear the impact. In the hospital he can no longer be helped.
Spain balcony-jumping craze: most are drunk Brits, study finds - Expatica United Kingdom
They're young, on holiday, drunk and sometimes high, and they decide to jump from their hotel or apartment balcony into the pool. But some miss and end up in hospital... or worse, dead.The so-called "balconing"...
The authorities in Mallorca have been fighting the "balconing" for years with, among other things, educational campaigns. At the Playa, however, the reckless behavior of young tourists continues to demand human lives.
A German tourist died on Mallorca. Police believe that he wanted to jump into the hotel pool from the balcony.
aachener-zeitung.de
watson.ch/The authorities in Mallorca have been fighting the "balcony" for years with, among other things, educational campaigns. At the Playa, however, the reckless behavior of young tourists continues to demand human lives.
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