Girl dies aboard Miami cruise ship

Girl dies aboard Miami cruise ship

Tragedy has struck on-board a Miami cruise ship, where an eight-year-old has died after falling several floors.

The cruise ship was docked in Miami when the girl fell, the Miami police confirmed.

According to the Miami Herald, the girl fell onto a lower deck from one of the upper decks in the interior atrium of the Carnival Glory ship at around 8:15 on Saturday morning.

It’s unknown how far she fell – but it could have been between seven and 15 meters, according to Miami Fire Rescue Captain Ignatius Carroll.

Carroll also told the Miami Herald that when Miami Fire Rescue arrived rescue workers were performing CPR on the girl. Miami Fire Rescue then took her to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she eventually died.

So far it’s unclear what caused the young girl to fall. Her identity has not yet been released.
On Saturday afternoon the ship was turned back over to Carnival to resume normal operations.

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