American cruise ship passenger dies during stop at island vacation hot spot

A travel to Bahamian paradise ended successful calamity for an American cruise vessel passenger.

Police confirmed that an 83-year-old American tourer has died successful an evident drowning. Preliminary reports suggest it happened erstwhile the antheral was snorkeling successful the Bahamas.

According to a merchandise from the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the incidental happened Sunday day connected Norwegian Cruise Line's backstage island, Great Stirrup Cay.

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The Norwegian Getaway cruise vessel takes passengers astir the Caribbean. (Norwegian Cruise Line)

The Norwegian Getaway vessel docked connected the land astatine 8 a.m. connected May 3, and disembarked aboriginal that time astatine 5 p.m. arsenic portion of a three-day round-trip cruise, according to CruiseMapper.

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The Norwegian Getaway cruise vessel is seen docked successful Miami, Florida, Jan. 5, 2022. (REUTERS/Marco Bello)

The victim's lad told constabulary helium separated from his begetter arsenic the brace were successful the water. He called for assistance erstwhile helium saw his begetter was nary longer moving — and was without his snorkel mask, according to police.

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People sunbathe connected the formation with a lighthouse operation seen successful the background, Great Stirrup Cay, The Bahamas. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In a connection sent to Fox News Digital, Norwegian said, "We are saddened by the passing of 1 of our guests who became unresponsive portion snorkeling successful the ocean. Our aesculapian squad and section exigency responders provided contiguous assistance. Unfortunately, the impermanent was incapable to beryllium revived. We widen our heartfelt condolences to the household during this hard time."