- The man is said to have suffered a head injury from a blow or fall and was found dead around 12.30pm on Monday
A tourist has been found dead in a hotel by a cleaner in a vacation hotspot which is famous for attracting large numbers of British holidaymakers.
He has been described in conflicting local reports as an Irish or British holidaymaker.
Police said last night they were unable to confirm his nationality as a judge had imposed a secrecy order on the case to protect the ongoing investigation which prevents public officials from going into any detail about the probe.
The apartment block where he was found dead, at around 12.30pm on Monday, has been named as the Colina Mar complex in the resort of Puerto Rico in the municipality of Mogan in the south of the island.
He is said to have suffered a head injury from a blow or fall.
The apartment block where he was found dead, at around 12.30pm on Monday, has been named as the Colina Mar complex in the resort of Puerto Rico in the municipality of Mogan in the south of the island
A cleaner raised the alarm after finding the lifeless man’s body when she tried to enter the apartment on Monday (pictured: the beach in the resort town of Puerto Rico)
A Civil Guard source said last night: ‘There were signs of violence but the autopsy results are still pending.’
A cleaner raised the alarm after finding the lifeless man’s body when she tried to enter the apartment on Monday.
A male friend he is believed to have travelled to the island with was also in the room when police arrived.
He is said to have been ‘completely disorientated’ amid unconfirmed claims he could have been under the influence of drugs.
The dead man was described as a 33-year-old Irishman by one respected local paper and British by another.
He was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics to revive him.
The Civil Guard on the island said last night the secrecy order imposed on the case by a judge meant they could not make any official comment and that included giving out any information on the man’s nationality.
The possibility he could have died in an accident has not been ruled out although the initial reports are pointing to his death being potentially crime-related.
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