Two men die after falling 20ft when Lanzarote hotel balcony rail collapsed

Darren Silcox, 56, and Nicholas Thomas, 54, both from Cwmbran, fell from the balcony in Lanzarote in the early hours of the morning after a wooden handrail collapsed, an inquest has heard

Darren Silcox, 56, and Nicholas Thomas, 54, both from Cwmbran, Wales, died after falling from a balcony at the Galeon Playa Apartments in the resort town of Costa Teguise in Lanzarote

Darren Silcox, 56, and Nicholas Thomas, 54, both from Cwmbran, Wales, died after falling from a balcony at the Galeon Playa Apartments in Lanzarote, with a joint inquest into the hotel balcony collapse now under way

Shopkeeper Darren Silcox, 56, from Cwmbran, and family friend Nicholas Thomas, 54, also from Cwmbran, fell from the balcony in Lanzarote in the early hours of the morning