Brit tourist, 23, falls to his death from cannon at historic castle in Spanish holiday resort after night out

A BRITISH tourist reportedly plunged to his death after climbing on a cannon at a castle 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. The tourist fell from this cannon overlooking the sea in Sitges 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. Emergency services arrived on the scene and attempted to resuscitate him, but he died of his severe injuries. The Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police) said: “Everything seems to indicate this was an accidental death.” READ MORE ON SPAIN ‘BRIGHT STAR’ Brit scout, 6, who drowned near Love Island villa named as family pay tribute POOL HORROR Brit tourist, 19, ‘faces being paralysed’ after smashing head in pool dive The cannon is a replica of the original 18th-century gun, one of six that once protected the town. The original stood next to the San Bartolome y Santa Tecla Church for 200 years before it was removed for restoration works. The site serves as a gateway to the old town. In April 1797, the cannons were used in a battle with two English frigates trying to capture merchant ships anchored off the coast of Sitges. Most read in News ONE TO WATCH Mystery as ‘UFO’ spotted in the sky as Royals watch flypast on palace balcony HOLS RAPE HELL Brit tourist 'raped during beach massage' in front of her partner CLEMMIE MOODIE Forget Prince Harry & Meghan Markle... bring on Mike & Zara Tindall KICK IN THE BALLOTS Boris SURVIVES confidence vote but is wounded by huge Tory rebellion 'DON'T SHOOT' Russian troops murdered comrade who tried to stop mum & daughter being shot EXECUTED Putin's bloodthirsty mercenary dubbed ‘The Executioner’ killed by Ukrainian sniper After four hours of cannon fire, the English ships withdrew defeated.