British tourist, 25, dies after falling from hotel balcony

The incident happened in the early morning

The man, from Gwynedd, Wales, fell to his death from a balcony on the island of Malta.

It is understood that the incident happen at around 4.15am on Friday morning at the Cavaliery Art Hotel in the town of St Julian, north of the capital Valletta.

The Sun report that the man was already dead when emergency services arrived at the scene.

The area was subsequently cordoned off as the body was recovered.

Siân Gwenllian, the Welsh Senedd member for Arfon, said: "News of the death of a 25-year-old man 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."

Maltese officials have reportedly launched an investigation.

The sad death comes just two weeks after a dad from Hampshire was killed after falling from a wall near a beach.

Ben Clark, 41, from Hampshire, was killed after falling from the rock wall.

His partner had also fallen at the same spot, but she managed to get to a nearby hotel and raise the alarm.