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| A tourist from north Wales has died after falling from his hotel room in Italy, according to the Foreign Office. | A tourist from north Wales has died after falling from his hotel room in Italy, according to the Foreign Office. |
| Christopher Owen, 25, fell about 120ft from the fourth floor of a hotel near the main railway station in Rome. | Christopher Owen, 25, fell about 120ft from the fourth floor of a hotel near the main railway station in Rome. |
| Police in the Italian capital are investigating the death although it is not believed to be suspicious. | Police in the Italian capital are investigating the death although it is not believed to be suspicious. |
| Mr Owen, from Bangor, Gwynedd, who died instantly after the fall on Thursday night, is thought to have arrived at the hotel earlier the same day. | |
| Staff at the hotel said he was due to stay for one night before travelling on elsewhere. | Staff at the hotel said he was due to stay for one night before travelling on elsewhere. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "Next of kin have been informed and we have offered consular assistance." | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "Next of kin have been informed and we have offered consular assistance." |
| The spokeswoman would not confirm where in north Wales Mr Owen was from. | The spokeswoman would not confirm where in north Wales Mr Owen was from. |