British tourist, 21, named after plunging to death from hotel balcony in Turkey
A British tourist died after plunging five floors from his hotel balcony in Turkey.
Antony Maxwell, 21, was holidaying with his girlfriend, 33, in the resort city of Antalya on Turkey’s southern coast.
But the trip came to a tragic end when the crane operator from Maldon, Essex fell from his fifth floor hotel room.
Police and medics rushed to the scene and took the seriously injured man to hospital.
Antony, described by his family as a ‘beautiful boy’, later died of his injuries on April 18 despite doctors’ efforts to save his life.
His girlfriend was reportedly taken to a police station after the incident.
She has since been released.
Antony’s mother Jade learnt of the ‘unbearable’ news during a ‘heartbreaking’ phone call, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by his family.
It said: ‘For any mother this news is unbearable, but for this family, she has to stay strong for his two younger siblings and grieve her son who is currently still in a foreign country.’
They have set up the fundraiser to help return Antony – called Tony by his family – to the UK.
It had received nearly £4,500 out of a £6,000 target by Monday evening.
Paying tribute to the ‘remarkable young man’, the fundraiser says: ‘He was the best big brother to his siblings, he was the friend that made everyone laugh, and the most polite young man I have encountered.
‘No mother should ever have to say goodbye to their child.’
A Foreign Office (FCDO) spokesperson confirmed it is ‘supporting the family of a British man who died in Turkey’.
Antony’s death comes just days after another British holidaymaker died in a tourist hotspot in Turkey.
A 73-year-old man suffered a suspected heart attack after jumping into the sea during a sightseeing cruise off Marmaris, 134 miles west of Antalya in Muğla Province.
Friends noticed him struggling in the 25°C water and called emergency services, local media reported.
But he was declared dead by paramedics after a team of coastguards, police and divers pulled him onto the shore.
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