A 48-year-old woman plunged to her death from the Princess Cruise in an attempt to jump overboard gone awry. Per the New York Post, the woman died on Saturday, December 21, as the cruise was coming into Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was wrapping up an eight-day Caribbean Christmas Cruise.
Reportedly, the woman, who was with her family aboard the ship, tried to drive overboard. However, she crashlanded on the boat's lower deck. The cruise line has since issued an official statement in the wake of the woman, identified as Elizabeth McElmurray's demise.
All we know about Elizabeth McElmurray's demise as cruise line reveals all attempts to revive her proved futile
Per the New York Post, an official statement from the cruise to Cruise Radio reads:
"Princess Cruises is deeply saddened to confirm the passing of a 48-year-old female guest who attempted to jump overboard earlier today. The guest fell to a lower deck, where she was promptly rescued. Shipboard personnel immediately provided emergency medical care, but despite their best efforts, she could not be revived."
Per the outlet, the cruise line said it would be offering “grief support services” to all aboard the cruise in the wake of McElmurray's demise.
"Our heartfelt condolences go out to the guest’s family and friends during this profoundly difficult time. Grief support services are being offered to guests and crew members affected by this event."
Following the tragedy, those who witnessed the incident took to social media to narrate their accounts of the same. In one such TikTok video, the captain can be heard making an emergency announcement:
"We understand that this event may be distressing for many of you," he can be saying over the intercom.
McElmurray's mother also took to social media to express her grievances:
"I never expected to lose my daughter. I want to also publicly thank the crew for their kindness and compassion during this ordeal."
“She was an amazing woman that loved her family,” her younger brother said in another statement, per the New York Post.
The Princess Cruise subreddit has also been booming with chatter about the event, with some users revealing their family had been privy to the incident.
“My mom and cousin watched the whole thing. They were directly below us two floors down. Nobody ever came to question them. They are very traumatized by it,” one user wrote. “They said she hit everything on the way down and it was extremely disturbing. Someone held her by her arm for a couple seconds before she fell.”
Another user who claims to be the woman's cousin expressed her thanks to everyone for gracing their family with support:
“I just want to say I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and concerns, and overall sensitivity to what happened, I won’t go into details as it was a very personal situation, but I will say she was really looking forward to this cruise, as it was especially important for her mother,” the user wrote. “Thank you all again for being so kind and understanding, my aunt would also really appreciate that."
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An investigation into the incident is reportedly on.
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