A BRITISH tourist reportedly plunged to his death after climbing on a cannon in Spain in the early hours of this morning.
The holidaymaker, 23, is said to have scaled the historic gun pointing out to sea after a night out in Sitges, near Barcelona.
Horrified pals reportedly watched as he lost his balance and fell to his death on coastal rocks below around 3am.
Police said the dead Briton was with two other people at the time, reports La Vanguardia.
Emergency services arrived on the scene and attempted to resuscitate him, but he died of his severe injuries.
The Mossos d'Esquadra police said: "Everything seems to indicate this was an accidental death."
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The Briton and his two friends had reportedly spent a few days on holiday in Sitges, a popular beach resort and nightlife spot 25 miles from the Catalan capital.
The cannon stands next to San Bartolome y Santa Tecla church on a lookout called the Baluard – the gateway to the old town.
It is a replica of an original 18th-century gun, which had to be removed after 200 years because of the corrosive effect of sea spray.
It is the only one remaining of six coastal batteries that once protected the town.
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In April 1797, the guns were fired in a battle with two English frigates trying to capture merchant ships anchored off the coast.
After four hours of cannon fire, the English ships withdrew defeated.
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