Scottish student dies in fall from hotel balcony in Ibiza

A Scots law student has died while on holiday in Ibiza after reportedly falling from a sixth-floor hotel balcony.

Emma Ramsay, 19, is reported to have died in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a fall at a beachfront hotel in the resort of San Antonio, in the north-west of the Spanish island.

Spain’s Guardia Civil police force said the death was being treated as an accident.

The University of Strathclyde student had posted images showing her enjoying her holiday with friends in the hours immediately before her death.

In a post on social media, her mother, Barbara, described her as “my best friend in the whole world”.

She wrote: “I am going to miss you more than words will ever express. Rest in peace my sweet angel and sleep tight mummy loves you so so much.”

A spokesperson for the University of Strathclyde, where Ramsay was starting the third year of a law degree, said: “Emma was a much-loved member of our student community and we are shocked and saddened by her death.

“Everyone at the university offers our deepest condolences to Emma’s family and all those affected by this terrible incident.”

She was a former pupil at St John Ogilvie high school in Hamilton, where she had been head girl.

The headteacher, Lorna Lawson, said: “Emma was an incredibly kind, hard-working, bright and talented pupil who contributed a great deal to our school community. Our thoughts and prayers are with Emma’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult time. Emma will be missed and will for ever hold a special place in our school.”

A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities.”