Hotel plunge girl's mother hunted

Gianna Cooper, seven, was seriously injured in the fall from the fifth-floor of the Hotel Samoa in Calas de Majorca at 7.30am on Monday.

Officers on the Balearic island were looking for the girl's mother, Sara, who has not been seen since the accident. They are searching the surrounding beach and mountains as well as monitoring the airport and port areas, which would be the only means of getting off the island.

Sara had been on a half-term break with her husband Martin Ian Cooper, Gianna, and two older sons, police said.

Gianna remained in intensive care on Tuesday at Hospital Universitario Son Dureta in the island's capital Palma. She suffered a broken jaw bone, fluid and blood in her lungs, a damaged liver and gall bladder in the fall.

A spokesman for the hospital said she was transferred on Monday afternoon from a hospital in Manacor where she underwent surgery.

The spokesman said: "She is in a serious condition but she is stable." Asked if her condition was improving, he said she was "stabilising".

A police spokeswoman said on Tuesday: "We do not know where the mother is. There are witnesses who are speaking with police and staff at the hotel.

"We are looking for the mother but at this stage we do not want to speculate as to whether she was involved. We are searching for her in the area of Calas de Majorca which is an area containing mountains and beach."

She added that police were watching the borders so Sara would be spotted if she attempted to leave the island. The only routes out are by plane or boat. She said the investigation would be "objective", and would not be based on speculation.