The parents of an 18-year-old who died after falling 70ft while on his first holiday abroad with friends are launching a safety campaign for teenagers to try to help prevent similar tragedies. Thomas Channon, from Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, was celebrating finishing his A-levels in Magaluf in July, 2018, and decided to return to his hotel alone after a night out with his friends.
He fell from a raised walkway seven storeys high, which had just a knee-high wall for protection, at Eden Roc apartment complex near his hotel. He was the third person from the UK to die at the complex that year, and his accident came just five weeks after Tom Hughes, from Wrexham, also fell to his death from the walkway.
An inquest found Thomas Channon's death "could have been prevented" if appropriate measures had been taken following the previous accident. Over the past four years, Tom's parents John and Ceri Channon have fought hard to ensure ensure such a fatality never happens again. You can read all our stories about the Vale of Glamorgan here.
