A woman died after going overboard on a cruise ship early in the morning. The 36-year-old was on a ship about 18 miles off the of Port Canaveral, Florida when she fell into the sea.
A woman died after going overboard on a cruise ship early Thursday morning. The 36-year-old was on the MSC Meraviglia, which was about 18 miles off the of Port Canaveral, Florida when she fell into the sea, the Coast Guard told CBS News.The coast guard launched a rescue crew by boat and helicopter and located the woman's body at around 7:30 a.m.
"Our deepest sympathies go out to the family during this extremely difficult time and we ask for discretion as we notify the family of this tragedy," a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment in Jacksonville, Florida said in a statement.The cause of the incident is under investigation, the spokesperson said.
MSC Meraviglia is docked in Port Canaveral on Oct. 13, 2022. / Credit: Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images CBS News has reached out to the cruise line for information and is awaiting response., which was returning from the Bahamas, and said emergency notifications were made over the ship's loudspeaker. The ship was held in the water and passenger and crew gathered on the deck, the station reports.
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