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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd and Caitlin Cassidy

Passengers on ill-fated cruise ship flown home after Lizard Island death of 80-year-old

Suzanne Rees in a T-shirt
Suzanne Rees, 80, who died after her cruise ship, the Coral Adventurer, left Lizard Island after an organised excursion without her on board. October, 2025. Australia. Photograph: Supplied by the Rees family

All passengers on the ill-fated, luxury Coral Adventurer cruise have been disembarked and the ship is now sailing for Cairns where the investigation into the tragic death of passenger Suzanne Rees, 80, will continue.

The vessel stayed near Thursday Island in the Torres Strait while passengers packed their bags and left the ship, to board flights home.

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