A lady aboard a cruise ship returning to Florida died Saturday when she tried to dive overboard — however as a substitute crashed onto the decrease deck, in response to a report.
The 48-year-old passenger was on a Princess Cruises ship that was voyaging again to the Sunshine State following an eight-day journey within the Caribbean when tragedy struck.
“Princess Cruises is deeply saddened to confirm the passing of a 48-year-old female guest who attempted to jump overboard earlier today,” the cruise line informed Cruise Radio.
“The guest fell to a lower deck, where she was promptly rescued. Shipboard personnel immediately provided emergency medical care, but despite their best efforts, she could not be revived,” the assertion continued.
The cruise line stated it’s providing “grief support services” to passengers and crew members within the wake of the lady’s demise.
The sufferer was believed to have been on the journey along with her household.
over the intercom following the lady’s demise. Yalla_Cruise/TikTok
Witnesses took to social media to element their experiences on board the cruise after the lady jumped.
One TikTok video shared by one other passenger included the emergency announcement made by the captain following the lady’s demise.
“We understand that this event may be distressing for many of you,” the captain stated after detailing the scenario to all on board over the intercom.
The Princess Cruise Reddit web page was the first outlet supposed cruisers sought out to share what they witnessed within the wake of the lady’s demise.
“My mom and cousin watched the whole thing. They were directly below us two floors down. Nobody ever came to question them. They are very traumatized by it,” one person wrote.
“They said she hit everything on the way down and it was extremely disturbing. Someone held her by her arm for a couple seconds before she fell.”
One other Reddit person who claimed to be the sufferer’s cousin thanked everybody on-line for his or her outpouring of help, although the sufferer was a whole stranger to them.
“I just want to say I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and concerns, and overall sensitivity to what happened, I won’t go into details as it was a very personal situation, but I will say she was really looking forward to this cruise, as it was especially important for her mother,” the person wrote.
“Thank you all again for being so kind and understanding, my aunt would also really appreciate that.”
The accident continues to be being investigated by native and federal authorities.
