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Heraklion: Young man fell into the void from a hotel balcony – He is hospitalized in serious condition

The young German had consumed a large amount of alcohol, according to the police

Newsroom August 16 09:22

A 22-year-old German man was taken to the hospital where he is being treated in serious condition after falling from the second-floor balcony of the apartment he was staying in in Hersonissos.

The accident happened in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The young foreigner had, according to the National Police, consumed a large amount of alcohol.

Preliminary investigation is conducted by the police station of Hersonissos.

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