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| A woman is critically ill in hospital after plunging eight storeys from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Spain. | A woman is critically ill in hospital after plunging eight storeys from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Spain. |
| Rhian Evans, of Crynant, near Neath, south Wales, fell at her hotel on the Costa Brava on Monday while on a short break with her daughter. | Rhian Evans, of Crynant, near Neath, south Wales, fell at her hotel on the Costa Brava on Monday while on a short break with her daughter. |
| Friends and family are understood to have flown out to be by her bedside. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed Ms Evans, who is believed to be in her early 20s, was in hospital. | A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed Ms Evans, who is believed to be in her early 20s, was in hospital. |
| "We can confirm that Rhian Evans was hospitalised on 30 June after falling from a balcony at a Costa Brava hotel," he added. | "We can confirm that Rhian Evans was hospitalised on 30 June after falling from a balcony at a Costa Brava hotel," he added. |
| Family friend Brian Haines, 72, of Crynant, said his partner, Allison Williams, who is the injured woman's aunt, witnessed the fall. | Family friend Brian Haines, 72, of Crynant, said his partner, Allison Williams, who is the injured woman's aunt, witnessed the fall. |
| She had accompanied Ms Evans and her daughter, Chloe, on the trip to Spain. | She had accompanied Ms Evans and her daughter, Chloe, on the trip to Spain. |
| The accident happened two days after their arrival. | The accident happened two days after their arrival. |
| He told the South Wales Evening Post that his wife called him in the early hours of Tuesday to say Ms Evans was in intensive care. | He told the South Wales Evening Post that his wife called him in the early hours of Tuesday to say Ms Evans was in intensive care. |
| The full extent of her injuries is not yet known. | The full extent of her injuries is not yet known. |
| "She is in a very bad way. I think she hit the second-floor balcony on the way down as well," he told the newspaper. | "She is in a very bad way. I think she hit the second-floor balcony on the way down as well," he told the newspaper. |
| He said his partner had since flown back to the UK with Ms Evans's daughter and was expected back in Wales at any time. | He said his partner had since flown back to the UK with Ms Evans's daughter and was expected back in Wales at any time. |
| He added: "There is an army of family going out to Spain though, she's from a very big family. Everyone is praying for her." | He added: "There is an army of family going out to Spain though, she's from a very big family. Everyone is praying for her." |