Passenger dies after fall from cruise ship at PortMiami
Authorities are investigating the man’s death after an early-morning fall from an upper deck of an unnamed vessel.
A cruise ship passenger died after falling from an upper deck while an unnamed vessel was docked at PortMiami in Florida. Deputies responded at about 3:30 a.m. Monday following reports that a man had fallen from the ship.
Local fire rescue personnel pronounced the passenger dead. The local sheriff’s office homicide bureau subsequently opened an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Detectives are treating the case as an unclassified death investigation as federal and local authorities continue their work. The cause and manner of the passenger’s death had not been established and remained subject to an official determination by the local medical examiner’s office. No additional details about the passenger or vessel were provided.