Fears for cruise ship passenger who fell overboard
A passenger onboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship is feared dead after he was nowhere to be found when the ship docked.
The alarm was raised when the 72-year-old American man, who was travelling alone, was unable to be locked when ship docked in San Francisco after a five-day voyage around Mexico.
A major search for the man has been launched, with fears he fell overboard during the expedition.
Princess Cruises told the New York Post that CCTV on the ship has been reviewed and other possibilities for his disappearance have been ruled out.
“Princess worked throughout the day with local authorities. CCTV footage has also been extensively reviewed and the ship was searched thoroughly several times without success,” a spokesperson said.
“Having ruled out other possibilities, this is being treated as a man overboard incident.”
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the guest who was travelling alone,” the spokesperson added.
According to local media outlets, US Customs and Border Protection have taken over the investigation and have dispatched a plane to conduct an air search for the missing man.
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