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| UK girl in Majorca balcony fall | UK girl in Majorca balcony fall |
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| A British child has fallen from a balcony in Majorca, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | A British child has fallen from a balcony in Majorca, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| According to reports the child, a young girl, is critically ill in hospital. | According to reports the child, a young girl, is critically ill in hospital. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of a incident involving a British national, a minor, who fell from a balcony." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of a incident involving a British national, a minor, who fell from a balcony." |
| A woman at the Hotel Samoa in Calas de Majorca, on the island's east coast, confirmed a fall had taken place but said she could not give more details. | A woman at the Hotel Samoa in Calas de Majorca, on the island's east coast, confirmed a fall had taken place but said she could not give more details. |
| Humphrey Carter, a journalist with the Majorca Daily Bulletin, said the girl had reportedly fallen 30ft (10m) from a window on the fifth floor. | |
| "We've been told she was taken to the Manacor Hospital for immediate medical attention, but has now been transferred to the Son Dureta Hospital," Mr Carter said. | |
| Mr Carter said the family had taken two rooms at the hotel, one was shared by the father of the family and two boys, the other by the girl and her mother. |