Teen seriously hurt in hotel balcony fall

A TEENAGER was fighting for his life yesterday after falling from a hotel balcony at a holiday resort.

By The Newsroom

Published 4th Jan 2010, 21:40 BST

Updated 4th Jan 2010, 21:56 BST

The 18-year-old is in a serious condition after plunging from the third floor of the Metropole Hotel in Padstow, Cornwall.

He was taken to Treliske Hospital just before 3:30am with head injuries described as "life-threatening".