Tributes pour in for holiday flat plunge girl
Friends and colleagues of a teenager who plunged to her death from a Spanish apartment balcony have backed a fund set up to bring her body home.
Natalie Cormack, 19, who was working in a bar in the popular tourist destination of Magaluf, died tragically in the early hours of Friday morning.
The West Kilbride woman is thought to have fallen while attempting to climb to her balcony at the Eden Roc resort after losing her keys.
She had returned home from working in a nearby bar earlier that morning, and had gone to a friend’s apartment before trying to get in to her own flat, according to Spanish police.
Workers in Magaluf set up an online crowdfunding page to support her family and bring her back home.
Within 24 hours, their target of £5,000 had been surpassed as donations from more than 120 people flooded in, including one of £3,000.
One donor wrote: “So, so sad to hear the terrible news about Natalie. What a loss. You were a great girl, always willing to help when asked. A big attitude and an even bigger heart. You shall be missed darling.”
Tributes continued to be paid online, with her dad Eddie posting a picture of his daughter with the words: “Sleep well Princess, love you so much.”
The Seamill House Hotel in West Kilbride, where Natalie used to work as a bartender, issued a statement last night.
It read: “We are so sad to hear the devastating news of a former employee and great friend of Seamill House Hotel, Natalie Cormack.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this terrible time.”