Strangled and thrown from the deck: authorities are investigating the mysterious death of a woman on a cruise ship

Authorities are investigating the death of an American passenger on a cruise ship Royal Princess. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday, November 12, at about 4 a.m., when the plane approached Aruba. It is known that the woman died after falling from the top deck into the lifeboat one of the lower decks.

In an official statement company Princess Cruises confirmed the death of a passenger.

«52-year-old woman died. The incident we reported to the local authorities in Aruba and the FBI, whose representatives soon arrived at the ship. We are cooperating fully with the investigating authorities,» — said in a statement.

The official cause of death and the name of the passenger to be announced, but prosecutors in Aruba and the FBI officials noted that they view the incident as a «possible homicide».

Strangled and thrown from the deck: authorities are investigating the mysterious death of a woman on a cruise shipLiner Royal Princess. Source: Flickr

The ship Royal Princess is designed for 3600 passengers. When the tragedy occurred, he was in his seven-day cruise to the Caribbean and need to go back to Florida on Saturday, November 17.

Eyewitnesses told Daily Mail that he saw, however, from afar and in the dark like some muscular man choked the woman and then threw her overboard. Witnesses also said that the attack on the boat was so strong that the deceased «broke leg».

Press Secretary of Prosecutor’s office of Aruba said that one person of power was removed from the vehicle, but no charges to anyone not yet filed.

Local experts have conducted an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death of the passenger. The autopsy results are not yet available. USA.ONE will monitor the development of the story.

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