A teen from Meath has tragically died after falling from a wall on the holiday island of Lanzarote.
The 15-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries after falling from a wall in the resort of Puerto del Carmen.
It is understood that the young man is from Navan.
It was reported locally that emergency services were called to Avenida de las Playas in the resort of Puerto del Carmen early on Monday morning where they found the young with a serious head injury after falling from the top of a wall.
It is thought that the boy, who was holidaying with his parents on the island, fell from a height of around 15 feet.
He went into cardiac arrest and was revived at the scene by police and paramedics who practiced CPR on him before rushing him to Doctor Jose Molina Orosa Hospital in the island capital Arrecife.
An emergency services spokesman said in the aftermath: “A youngster is in a critical state after falling from a wall in Lanzarote.
“The incident occurred in Avenida de las Playas in Puerto del Carmen just before 4am on Monday.
“The injured man was a male who in an initial evaluation at the scene, had a critical traumatic brain injury.
“He was taken to Doctor Jose Molina Orosa Hospital by ambulance.”
The spokesman added: “When medical responders reached the scene, they confirmed he had suffered cardiac arrest and managed to revive him using CPR.”
He is believed to have been on holiday in the Canary Islands with his parents.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is understood to be providing consular assistance.
