Tourist left injured after falling two storeys into koi carp pond inside hotel in Lanzarote

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:

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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 by a hotel buffet restaurant,was only about 15 inches 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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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.They lifted him out on a rescue board they had strapped him onto before taking him to a waiting ambulance.He was then evacuated 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,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.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at .

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