A teenager has died after reportedly falling from a 15ft wall in Lanzarote.
The 15-year-old, believed to be from Navan in County Meath, Ireland, died as a result of head injuries in the resort of Puerto del Carmen.
Emergency crews were called to Avenida de las Playas in the resort of Puerto del Carmen, the Irish Mirror reports .
It is thought that the boy, who was holidaying with his parents on the island, fell from a height of around 15ft.
He went into cardiac arrest and was revived at the scene by police and paramedics who practiced CPR on him.
He was rushed 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.
