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FBI Probing Fatal Balcony Fall on Carnival Ship Near Catalina Island

Jurisdiction falls to federal investigators due to the location in international waters.

Overview

  • The FBI opened an investigation after a passenger died in a fall from her stateroom balcony on the Carnival Firenze near Catalina Island.
  • Carnival said law enforcement will board the ship at Catalina Island to carry out the required inquiry into the still-unclear circumstances.
  • The woman fell onto a lower deck and her family alerted crew members, according to NBC Los Angeles.
  • Carnival said its Care Team is supporting the family following the incident.
  • The case follows a separate day-earlier overboard from Norwegian Breakaway off Massachusetts that prompted a large search.