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InstagramA group has been left “surprised” by the dying of a Scottish teenager who reportedly fell from a resort balcony in Ibiza.
Law pupil Emma Ramsay, 19, is reported to have died on Tuesday morning after an accident at a resort within the San Antonio space of the Mediterranean island.
MSP Monica Lennon, a good friend of Ms Ramsay’s household, stated folks in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire have been “desperately unhappy” over her dying.
Ms Ramsay had been head lady at St John Ogilvie High School and was classmates with Ms Lennon’s daughter earlier than occurring to check at Strathclyde University.
Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland’s Drivetime programme, Ms Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, stated “glowing” tributes had been paid domestically to the “pretty and caring” younger girl.
“It exhibits how one vibrant life can contact so many others,” she stated.
“People are nonetheless in shock and can really feel this loss for a very long time to return however for her household and particularly her dad and mom, folks simply really feel so desperately unhappy.
“For any mother or father, it’s your worst nightmare.”
In a submit on social media, Ms Ramsay’s mom Barbara stated her daughter was her “finest good friend in the entire world”.
She added: “I’m going to overlook you greater than phrases will ever specific.”
In one other submit, she wrote that the household’s “hearts are without end damaged”.
Christina McKelvie, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse stated: “This is a horrible tragedy that has shocked the local people. Our ideas and prayers exit to the household and pals of Emma.
“The tributes which have poured in from those that knew her properly are a testomony to only how splendidly type, gifted and hardworking Emma was.”
‘Rigorous inspections’
Journalist Neil Hesketh from Spanish newspaper Sur in English stated the island’s police have concluded preliminary investigations and usually are not taking the matter additional at this stage.
He stated lately, San Antonio has seen “just a few circumstances a yr” of vacationers falling from balconies.
“It’s one thing the Spanish are significantly involved about,” he stated
“Even all the way down to the British embassy, consulate and tour operators, they’re always reminding folks of the dangers.”
Mr Hesketh added resort balconies are “very fastidiously inspected” by Spanish authorities as a part of “rigorous” inspections.
Last yr, 22-year-old John McKenna from Crosby-on-Eden close to Carlisle, Cumbria died after falling from a balcony in San Antonio.
A Foreign Office spokesperson stated the division are supporting Ms Ramsay’s household and liaising with Spanish native authorities.
