LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
An Australian football player died in Las Vegas over the weekend after reportedly falling from a hotel balcony.
Port Adelaide Australian rules football player John McCarthy, 22, was found unresponsive on the south driveway of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino around 5:40 a.m. Sunday.
The Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported that "a player" had fallen from a balcony at the Flamingo Hotel.
Keith Thomas, chief executive for McCarthy's football club reported that McCarthy "had been involved in a fatal accident."
Thomas told a news conference that it was his understanding McCarthy had fallen from a building, but said details of the accident were unclear.
McCarthy was among a group of 11 Port players who left Australia on Saturday for a vacation in the United States. According to The Australian, McCarthy was not with any of his teammates at the time of his death.
An official cause of death will be released by the Clark County Coroner's Office.
Metro police said Monday officers responded to the 3500 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard where a subject fell and was injured. Described only as a "male subject," he was taken to University Medical Center Trauma where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.
Detective's from Metro's violent crimes section are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.
McCarthy played in 21 matches in 2012 for Port Adelaide, which plays in the top-flight Australian Football League, according to the Associated Press.
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