Two American Carnival Cruise Line passengers drowned in separate incidents within the Bahamas on Friday, in accordance with officers.
The victims have been recognized as a 74-year-old girl and a 79-year-old man.
In a press release, Carnival stated one sufferer drowned in a lagoon and the opposite drowned on the seaside, each at Celebration Key, a non-public vacation spot for Carnival visitors on the south facet of Grand Bahama. It features a water park, a seaside membership, lagoons and eating places.
“One visitor was crusing with household on Mardi Gras and one visitor was crusing with household on Carnival Elation,” the cruise line stated within the assertion. “Our ideas and prayers are with the visitors and their households and our Care Crew is offering help.”
Police have been notified concerning the first drowning simply earlier than midday, in accordance with the Royal Bahamas Police Drive. The officers discovered the 79-year-old man unresponsive aboard a business vessel.
“In keeping with the preliminary report, the male grew to become unresponsive whereas snorkeling at a seaside,” police stated in a press release shared with NBC Information. “A lifeguard assisted him from the water, and CPR was administered, however to no avail.”
The person was pronounced useless by a health care provider, police stated.
Shortly after 2:30 p.m., officers discovered an unresponsive 74-year-old girl aboard one other business vessel, in accordance with police.
The girl grew to become unresponsive whereas swimming in a pool, in accordance with an preliminary report, police stated. A lifeguard who assisted her out of the water administered CPR “to no avail,” and she or he was pronounced useless.
“An post-mortem will likely be carried out on each victims to help with figuring out the precise reason behind dying,” police stated. “The investigation continues in each issues.”
Carnival and police didn’t establish both of the victims.
