On Friday, reports were pouring in that a passenger onboard a cruise ship has unfortunately passed away due to drowning.
What happened?
Passengers, who disembarked from the Anthem of the Seas, reported that there had been a drowning on the Royal Caribbean ship.
An elder woman who have not been named and around 70 years reportedly drowned in the pool after going in for a casual swim.
Confirmation of the incident:
A guest onboard the ship confirmed the incident, “I was at the pool 2 feet away, from where she entered. I think she was much older than 70’s maybe even 90. She got in to swim; she swam a slow crawl across the pool. She knew how to swim and went the diagonal length, the guard was watching her. When I looked back she was motionless in the water near where she got in. The guard and I saw at the same time. He prodded her with his life float, no response. Then again, no response, he went in and got her out fairly fast. I would have gone in after the first prod, but it was only a couple seconds. She knew how to swim, had to be an underlying event.”
Another guest stated, “A lady drowned this week aboard the Anthem.”
An earlier instance of drowning reported:
An eight year old child drowned onboard the Anthem of the Seas nine months ago. That incident was one of four drownings or near-drowning situation involving children which occurred on Royal Caribbean ships (Liberty of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas and Independence of the Seas) in the last two years. An adult woman was also reported to have drowned on the Anthem last August.
Assurance of lifeguards:
Ironically, Royal Caribbean just announced that it would begin to employ lifeguards on its ships. The Anthem of the Seas was one of the first ships in the Royal Caribbean fleet to be staffed with lifeguards this month.
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Source: Cruise Law News
