The body of a 23-year-old woman who fell overboard from a cruise ship near Cape Jaffa in South Australia has been found.
Crew members of the Pacific Explorer discovered the passenger was missing when the vessel was 70km off the coast at about midnight on Tuesday and raised the passenger-overboard alarm. A search and rescue operation by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority began immediately and involved two helicopters. Tragically, her body was recovered on Wednesday morning.
The woman, who was travelling with one family member, has not yet been identified.
“This tragic discovery comes after an overnight search and rescue operation,” the cruise company Carnival Australia spokeswoman said in a statement.
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