Brit who died falling from Ibiza balcony ‘cheated death in 30ft fall in 2018 at the same resort’

A British man who lost his life after plunging from a second-floor Ibiza balcony in Ibiza two days ago cheated death in a 30-foot fall in the same resort nearly five years ago, it emerged today.

The 35-year-old – who has not been named – ended up impaled on a parasol pole in a near-tragedy in September 2018 and had to be rescued by police and firefighters, well-placed sources confirmed.

He lost his life in a second fall in the early hours of Tuesday from a nearby apartment block in the party resort of San Antonio.

Police found drugs in his bedroom in the shared apartment where he was staying following the tragedy, above a British supermarket and opposite the famous O Beach Club which is popular with footballers and celebs and is co-owned by Gary Lineker’s brother Wayne.

Full autopsy results are not yet available, but police sources said overnight investigators believed the dead man may have been acting under the influence of drugs when he went over the edge of his balcony.

A Brit who lost his life after plunging from a second-floor Ibiza balcony in Ibiza (pictured) two days ago cheated death in a 30-foot fall in the same resort in 2018, it has emerged

2018: The same man is seen being carried into an ambulance after he plunged from a fourth-floor balcony and crashed onto a table on a first-floor terrace, impaling himself of a pole

The alarm was raised around 3.15am on Tuesday.

The initial 999 callers reported a man lying unconscious on the pavement but he was already dead by the time the first emergency responders arrived.

Although he was described as a non-resident after news of the tragedy emerged, it was not immediately clear this morning if he had been on holiday or was working in San Antonio.

The news of the man’s death comes shortly after amateur footballer John McKenna, 22, from Carlisle in Cumbria, died in the same resort after plunging from a three-star hotel on June 23.

He was pronounced dead at the scene following desperate attempts by paramedics to save him.

Pal and former Carlisle United player Josh Dixon admitted in a tribute at the time he was ‘heartbroken’, writing in a social media tribute: ‘Absolutely heartbroken writing this. One of my closest mates all the way through school.

‘Wherever you went you would put a smile on someone’s face. Will be a huge miss to us all. Rest easy big man.’

The man had to be rescued by police and firefighters after plunging from a fourth-floor balcony and crashing onto a table on a first-floor terrace in 2018

There have been a number of tragedies involving tourists in the party resort of San Antonio (Sant Antoni de Portmany) in recent months

Another friend, Olly Doyle, added of John, known as ‘big John’: ‘A true gent and the most genuinely nice lad around.

‘Never a smile off his face, one of the best. Rest easy big man.’

Electrician John, who was staying at the azuline Hotel Llevant where the tragedy happened, played for Carlisle City Sunday League Premier side Scotby FC.

The club said in a tweet after learning of John’s death: ‘Today we lost a legend, a brilliant player but an even better person.