He falls from the fourth floor of a hotel while trying to reach his classmates' room: 18-year-old injured.

An 18-year-old student who was on a school trip in Val Camonica, in the Brescia area, was injured after falling from the fourth floor of a hotel while trying to reach the room of some friends by climbing outside, clinging to the gutters .

The incident occurred late yesterday evening at Passo del Tonale.

According to initial reports, the young Belgian lost his grip while walking along the building's façade. His fall was partially broken by solar panels installed on a roof on the first floor.

Rescued and transported by helicopter to the Spedali Civili hospital in Brescia, the boy, who had also been drinking heavily, suffered several fractures but is not thought to be in danger of dying.