Holidaymaker falls to his death at West Country hotel

A holidaymaker has died after a fall from a building in the West Country. Police were called to the scene at around 7.05pm yesterday (Thursday, August 10).

According to Devon and Cornwall Police, the man in his 50s fell from a property onto Porthminster Beach at St Ives. The property from which he fell is understood to be the Pedn Olva Hotel, owned by St Austell Brewery. The owner is working with authorities.

The man from Nottingham was treated at the scene but despite the best efforts of the emergency services present, he was pronounced deceased. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious, reports CornwallLive^[1].

In a statement, they told CornwallLive: “Police were called at 7.05pm on 10 August following reports that a man had fallen from a property onto Porthminster Beach at St Ives .

“Police officers, ambulance, air ambulance and HM Coastguard attended. The man was treated at the scene but despite the best efforts of emergency services he was pronounced deceased.

“The man was in his 50s and from Nottingham. Police are not treating the death as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner.”

A spokesperson for St Austell Brewery said: “Our thoughts are with the family at this extremely sad time. We’re continuing to work closely with the local authorities and assisting where we can.”

References

1. ^{^} reports CornwallLive (www.cornwalllive.com)
2. ^{^} Teenagers accused of murdering Bristol boy at house party appear in court (www.bristolpost.co.uk)