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Luke Rhoden, 25, died from a cardiac arrest after an altercation with police The tragedy happened in Ibiza after Rhoden fell from a hotel balcony Rumours circulated on Twitter that Mr Rhoden had been beaten up by police But a Civil Guard source said: 'Our officers do not beat people up' Mr Rhoden played as a junior for rugby league side Wigan Warriors

By Tom Worden for MailOnline

Published: 11:34 EST, 3 September 2014 | Updated: 14:52 EST, 3 September 2014

An ex-rugby league player died following a struggle with police after he fell from a hotel balcony in Spain.

Luke Rhoden, 25, died from a cardiac arrest after being restrained by officers on the party island of Ibiza.

Police said Mr Rhoden fell from a first-floor balcony at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel in the resort of San Antonio last night.

Tragic: Luke Rhoden died in Ibiza after an altercation with police. He had fallen from a first floor balcony

Cause of death: Rhoden, 25, pictured with an unnamed female, died from a cardiac arrest after being restrained by officers

He then picked himself up before running through the hotel screaming 'someone's trying to kill me', a police source said.

Officers from the Civil Guard restrained him and put him into an ambulance to be sedated.

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Ex-Rugby League player Luke Rhoden dies of heart attack in Ibiza