Holidaymaker, 25, killed in freak Ibiza hotel room accident after slipping on shiny floor while wearing socks and banging his head Christopher Briggs was on 'lads' holiday' on Ibiza party island San Antonio He fell over when he got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night He was found in the en suite of two-star Hotal Apolo by roommate at 9am Coroner recorded verdict of accidental death and declared it a tragedy By Mia De Graaf Tragedy: Christopher Briggs, 25, got up in the middle of the night to go the toilet but skidded on the marble-like surface, falling flat on his back and head A British holidaymaker was killed after walking across his Ibiza hotel room in socks and slipping and smashing his head on the shiny tiled floor. Christopher Briggs, 25, got up in the middle of the night to go the toilet but skidded on the marble-like surface, falling flat on his back and head, an inquest heard. He was found dead the following morning on the floor of the en suite bathroom by his roommate. Mr Briggs, a plumber from Blackburn, had been for a night out with seven friends on the Balearic party island during a 'lads' holiday'. The group had been drinking cocktails in a bar before making their way back to the two-star Hostal Apolo in San Antonio. Hotel security cameras from outside the room showed Mr Briggs and roommate Paul Burke return to their room at around 2.44am on Sunday August 4. Blackburn Coroners Court heard the video footage showed Mr Briggs to be 'drunk, as seen by the way he walked' and that he had difficulty opening the door. At 9.24 the following morning, cameras showed Mr Burke dashing out of his room and calling for help from neighbouring rooms before paramedics arrived. A post mortem examination carried out by the Spanish authorities revealed Mr Briggs suffered severe head injuries after falling to the floor, which they said could have been caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Toxicology tests showed he had drunk the equivalent of seven or eight pints of beer. However, recording a verdict of accidental death, coroner Michael Singleton ruled there was 'no evidence of crass stupidity', declaring the incident a 'tragedy'. The fall was said to have been 'serious enough to be the sole cause of death'. On holiday: Mr Briggs had been staying at the two-star Hostal Apolo (file picture) in San Antonio, Ibiza Hotel: CCTV footage shows the group arriving back at 2.44am. Mr Briggs was found at 9am in the en suite Devastated Mr Burke told the court his friend 'looked alright' when they left the bar to head home. Mr Burke, 24, a part advisor for Volkswagen said: 'We went out as an eight and then split into two groups of four. I wasn't drunk but I had had a few. 'Briggsy looked alright to me but I have seem him many times and it wasn't nothing more than usual to be honest. He was drinking cocktails, like what you do on holiday, he had maybe one pint. He added that he hadn't heard anything during the night and only discovered his friend when he got up at around 9am, when he saw Mr Briggs lying on his back with some blood around his nose on the 'marbly and shiny' floor. He said: 'I just saw Briggsy, he had his head out of the door and his body halfway in the bathroom. He was laid on the floor on his back, his feet were in the bathroom. It was very slippy, it was tiled. He was wearing grey or blue socks. You know those marble floors, you can slip across them. Grieving: Paul Burke, the friend who found Mr Briggs on August 4 after a night out, described events to Blackburn Coroner's Court. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death 'Sensible and optimistic': Father Stephen, pictured outside court, paid tribute to his football-loving son The party decided to cut their holiday short and arrived home three days earlier than planned. Coroner Mr Singleton told Mr Briggs" family: 'As a father myself I can't begin to imagine the pain. 'The tragedy seems to be amplified by the fact he was in Ibiza a long way from home, I can't begin to imagine the trauma surrounding all that. This is a nightmare beyond measure. I also offer my sympathies to Paul Burke and the seven lads who had gone on holiday there couldn't be anything better than with your mates, what could be better than that. Island: The seven friends were staying in San Antonio, famously populated by tourists and party-goers There is no evidence of crass stupidity, he was a regular lad and went for a regular evening out, he simply slips on the floor. I'm sure you have asked "why Christopher? Why my boy?. In a statement, Mr Briggs' father Stephen, also a plumber, paid tribute to his popular, sensible, and optimistic son, who he says had been looking forward to the Ibiza holiday for a year. He said: "He was an easy-going, nice lad. Chris was an optimist too, to the extent that he had got his season ticket for Blackburn Rovers, thinking they were going to do great things. He was really looking forward to the holiday. We worked together for the last time on a bathroom in Manchester and he was really made up about going away. Everybody liked Christopher. He was a wonderful son and what happened was just a horrible thing. You never dream of this happening and it is something you never think you will experience. It is devastating losing your son, but I have also lost the person I worked with every day. Nobody would say anything ill of him. He loved his football and played five-a-side three times a week. He was sensible and quiet, but he liked to have a laugh with all his friends. Everybody will miss him so much. He was very, very popular. All our customers loved him. He just enjoyed life.