42-year-old Passenger On Cruise Ship Survives After Falling From 10th Deck

One cruise passenger survived after falling from a ship’s 10th deck prompting a dramatic rescue.

According to reports gathered from Fox 35 on Wednesday the yet-to-be-Identified 42-year-old passenger fell into the ocean yesterday at roughly 5:44 p.m. aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas about 31 miles south of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

It a statement issued out by the Royal Caribbean to Fox35, said,

“The ship and crew immediately reported the incident to local authorities and began searching for the guest, thankfully, the guest was successfully recovered and was brought on board.”

It was also gathered that the woman, who is a United States resident, was uninjured and did not require any medical attention after he was eventually taken to the hospital for an assessment.

Other Witness and one of his fellow passenger Matthew Identified as Kuhn said he thought someone had died when he saw the recuse attempt unfolding as he saw life rafts and smoke.

According to him,

“I think it was amazing to see everyone was on their balcony, Everyone was trying to help, and the crew was very receptive to everyone.”

The Passengers watched the rescue in front of them and began cheering when the woman was recovered from the water, as some people were thinking the worst had happened.