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A tourist has been injured at the five-star H10 Rubicon Horizons Collection in Playa Blanca after falling from the second floor into a fish pond filled with Koi carp and terrapins. Firefighters and medical staff were called to rescue the victim, who was then taken to Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife.
A tourist was injured after falling from the second floor into a fish pond at the five-star H10 Rubicon Horizons Collection in Playa Blanca, according to emergency services. The hotel stated it would not provide further comment, citing “client confidentiality.”
The tourist was transported to Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife for medical treatment after being rescued from the fish pond at the H10 Rubicon Horizons Collection. The hotel’s management has stated it will not make any public comments due to “client confidentiality.”
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Firefighters and medical staff had to be called to rescue the plunge victim after the bizarre incident at the five-star H10 Rubicon Horizons Collection in the popular resort of Playa Blanca (Picture: SOLARPIX.COM)
A tourist has been injured at a Lanzarote holiday hotel after falling from the second floor into a knee-deep fish pond filled with Koi carp and terrapins.
Firefighters and medical staff had to be called to rescue the victim after the bizarre incident at the five-star H10 Rubicon Horizons Collection in the popular resort of Playa Blanca.
The alarm was raised around 11:30pm on Saturday.
The water in the fish pond the man fell into, thought to be two floors below street level next to a hotel buffet restaurant, was just over a foot deep.
Medical staff had already fitted him with a neck brace by the time firefighters arrived.
Emergency services are seen outside of the hotel after the incident on Saturday evening (Credits: SOLARPIX.COM)
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They lifted him out on a rescue board they had strapped him onto before taking him to a waiting ambulance.
He was then transported to Molina Orosa Hospital in the Lanzarote capital Arrecife.
The tourist’s nationality and age has yet to be released.
It was not immediately clear this morning what his current condition is and how he managed to fall and end up where he did.
The water in the fish pond the man fell into, thought to be two floors below street level by a hotel buffet restaurant, was only about 15 inches deep (Credits: SOLARPIX.COM)
Local police and Civil Guard officers were also mobilised by a regional government emergency response coordination centre but could not be reached today for comment.
The hotel where the incident occurred, which recently changed its name from the H10 Rubicon Palace, said it would not be saying anything because of ‘client confidentiality.’
The seafront adults-only establishment bills itself online as an iconic five star resort with an interior design inspired by the island of Lanzarote.
Playa Blanca is Lanzarote’s southernmost town and is very popular with British tourists.
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