Overview
- Two men fell from a balcony into an atrium at the Galeon Playa Apartments in Costa Teguise after a wooden handrail gave way on October 25, 2025, with emergency services called at about 1.30am.
- Shopkeeper Darren Silcox, 56, was pronounced dead shortly after the fall and a coroner previously recorded traumatic brain injury, skull fractures and skull lacerations as causes of death.
- Nicholas Thomas, 54, survived initial treatment in Lanzarote, was flown to the UK at the end of November 2025 for further care and died on July 10, 2026, the inquest heard.
- Gwent coroner Rose Farmer said Thomas fell between 15ft and 22ft after the wooden banister 'collapsed' and the inquest has been adjourned for a joint hearing on April 14 next year.
- Spain’s Civil Guard has opened a probe focused on maintenance and safety standards at the apartments, a development that could prompt tighter checks on holiday accommodation safety and cross‑border technical inquiries.