A SCOTTISH tourist was rushed to hospital after suffering head injuries in a 15ft fall from a hotel balcony in Magaluf hours after a crackdown on bad behaviour by holidaymakers.
Jenna McAlpine, 21, suffered head injuries and was monitored overnight at the A&E department of Son Espases Hospital near the Majorcan capital Palma.
She remained under observation yesterday morning. Her condition was described as "stable."
Writing on her Facebook page, she said: "So first few hours in Maga wasn't a success.. Managed to topple over the balcony. Broke my arm and nose and fractured my hip. So lucky to be alive and I've still got all my teeth. Sorry to everyone I've gave a wee fright to.
"Just to let everyone know I'm alive and kicking. Well not kicking, I'll be wheeling instead. Wheelchair for me."
Miss McAlpine was attended by paramedics after falling from the Club B Hotel in the centre of Magaluf around 7pm on Tuesday.
The hotel, which describes itself as ideal for groups of "fun-loving holidaymakers aged under 30", declined to comment.
The incident happened hours after new laws designed to crack down on bad behaviour by British tourists were brought in.
Police sources said her fall was still being investigated but they believed she may have been trying to climb from one balcony to another when she lost her balance.
Tourists caught jumping from hotel balconies into swimming pools - a practice known locally as balconing - will be 1,500 euros (£1,065) under the new regulations approved by local councillors last month.
A ban on night-time street drinking and changes to controversial pub crawls has also been introduced in Magaluf.
The local council said in a statement local police had been asked to inform tourists they were infringing the new by-laws covering things like street drinking and it was already working with a local hotel association to distribute leaflets advising holidaymakers of the changes.
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