Hunt for hotel fall girl's mother

Police are searching for the mother of a seven-year-old British girl who is seriously ill after plunging 30ft (10m) from a hotel balcony in Majorca.

Gianna Cooper, from Foxton, Cambridgeshire, fell from the fifth floor of the Hotel Samoa, in Calas de Majorca, on to an office roof.

She was taken to hospital in Palma and is "serious but stable" after surgery.

Ports and airports have been alerted to watch for Gianna's mother, Sara, who has not been seen since Monday's fall.

Police in Majorca confirmed Mrs Cooper, her husband Martin and three of their children had been staying at the hotel when the accident happened.

"We are looking for the mother but at this stage we do not want to speculate as to whether she was involved," said a spokeswoman.

"We are searching for her in the area of Calas de Majorca, which is an area containing mountains and beach."

By the time that the ambulance arrived, the mother had gone missing Humphrey Carter Local journalist

Humphrey Carter, a journalist with the Majorca Daily Bulletin, said the family had taken two rooms at the hotel, one of which was shared by the father of the family and two boys, and the other by the seven-year-old and her mother.

It is believed Gianna was found by a member of hotel staff on the office roof, Mr Carter added.

He told BBC News 24: "By the time that the ambulance arrived, the mother had gone missing."

Mr Carter added that he understood the girl was first taken to the Manacor Hospital, and later transferred to the Son Dureta Hospital.

The three-star Hotel Samoa, which has more than 300 rooms over eight floors, belongs to the Hotasa Group.

It overlooks Cala Domingos beach in the resort of Calas de Majorca, about 38 miles (61km) to the east of Palma.