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The FBI is investigating the demise of a 12-year-old youngster who fell from a balcony onboard Royal Caribbean’s Concord of the Seas cruise ship.
The incident occurred Saturday evening within the ship’s inside Central Park space because the ship was heading again to port in Galveston, Texas, based on the web site Royal Caribbean Weblog. The cruise line describes Central Park as “upscale exquisite public gathering place featuring serene pathways, seasonal flower gardens and canopy trees.”
“We are deeply saddened to confirm the death of one of our guests,” Royal Caribbean stated in a press release to media retailers. “Our Care Team is providing support and assistance to the guest’s family during this difficult time. For the privacy of the guest and their family, we have no additional details to share.”
It’s unclear how the kid fell, however the FBI’s Houston Workplace instructed FOX Enterprise that it “is aware of an incident that occurred on September 7, 2024, on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas cruise ship.”
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It is unclear how the passenger fell from the balcony on the Concord of the Seas on Saturday, Sept. 7. (Royal Caribbean)
“An FBI Maritime Liaison Agent, based out of the Texas City Resident Agency, is coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and the cruise line regarding this incident,” the workplace added.
Royal Caribbean didn’t instantly reply Thursday to a request for remark from FOX Enterprise.
The ship was wrapping up a 7-night cruise to the Western Caribbean – with stops in Honduras and Mexico – when the demise occurred.
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Employees onboard the Concord of the Seas tried to resuscitate the passenger following his fall, however their efforts have been unsuccessful, Royal Caribbean Weblog experiences.
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Folks watch because the Royal Caribbean Concord of the Seas cruise ship departs from Port Canaveral, Florida, in January 2022. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Pictures/LightRocket by way of Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
The Concord of the Seas then returned to Texas the next day, with Royal Caribbean telling passengers on the ship’s subsequent voyage that boarding could be delayed by one hour, the web site provides.
Concord of the Seas is predicated out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and “spans 16 guest decks, encompasses 226,963 gross registered tons, carries 5,497 guests at double occupancy, and features 2,747 staterooms,” based on the cruise line.
The Central Park space on Royal Caribbean’s Concord of the Seas cruise ship, the place a 12-year-old is reported to have fallen from a balcony. (Royal Caribbean)
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In 2019, a 16-year-old male passenger died onboard the Concord of the Seas whereas making an attempt to enter his cabin by means of a close-by balcony, Royal Caribbean Weblog additionally experiences.
