ALERT: Florida- Carnival Cruise Lines Passenger Dies After Falling Overboard (October 15, 2017)
October 15, 2017
An 8-year-old girl has died after falling from a Carnival cruise ship. The ship was docked in Miami at the time of the incident on Saturday.
The Miami Herald reports:
After Carnival Cruise Lines ship Glory docked at PortMiami Saturday morning, an 8-year-old passenger fell several floors, sustaining fatal injuries, according to Miami-Dade police.
The girl, whose identity has yet to be released, fell to the lower deck of the ship’s interior atrium. The distance she fell was undetermined, Miami Fire Rescue Captain Ignatius Carroll said, but could have been 25 to 50 feet.
Carroll said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue originally received the call after 8 a.m. and Miami Fire Rescue responded to help. When Miami Fire Rescue arrived, Carroll said, Miami-Dade rescue workers were performing CPR on the girl. Miami Fire Rescue took the girl to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she died.
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