Girl, Age 8, Dies After Falling Several Floors On Carnival Cruise Ship


A young girl has died on a Carnival Cruise ship after falling down several floors. CBS News shared the details about what happened to the 8-year-old girl who fell on the ship deck. This young girl was on a vacation aboard the Carnival Glory ship.

The child fell down from a second-story balcony on the ship. The boat was actually at the port in Miami when this happened. They were sitting still on the water. She fell from the interior atrium to the lower deck. The girl was rushed to a nearby hospital, but she later died from her injuries.

The ship has gone ahead and resumed their normal operations, but an investigation is still being done at this time. Jennifer de la Cruz, the company’s vice president of communications, did give out a statement for Carnival saying, “Our most heartfelt care and concern is with the family at this very difficult time.” Carnival hasn’t released a statement that shares what happened to her.

If you have ever been on a Carnival cruise ship, it is not easy to fall from the balcony. This has everyone concerned and wondering what happened to cause this little girl to go over and end up dying from her injuries. She could have possibly climbed up on something or was being held, but so far everyone is just assuming and they haven’t shared details.

Earlier today, the Miami Herald had shared that the young girl was in “extremely critical condition.” This report shared that it was unclear how the girl fell and that Miami-Dade rescue workers were performing CPR on her when the Miami Fire Rescue got to the scene to take her to the hospital. It does sound like everything was done to help her right away, but it just wasn’t enough. More information will continue to come out as the investigation is done on the young girl’s death.

Does the death of this girl on the Carnival Cruise ship make you think twice about taking a cruise vacation? Do you feel like this was an accident that could have happened anywhere? Sound off in the comments below on your thoughts.

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