- An eight-year-old girl died Saturday morning after falling off the balcony of a cruise ship
- The incident occurred at the Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami around 8am
- Doctors pronounced the girl dead after she arrived at a nearby hospital
- What led to the girl falling from the second-story atrium aboard the ship still remains unknown
An eight-year-old girl has died after falling from the balcony of a cruise ship’s interior atrium while docked at a port in Miami.
Investigators said the girl, whose identity has yet to be released, fell off the second story deck of the Carnival Cruise ship Glory around 8.15am ET Saturday morning.
Miami Fire Rescue Captain Ignatius Carroll told WPLG the distance of her fall remains unclear but could have been 25 to 50 feet.
An eight-year-old girl died Saturday morning after falling off the second-story balcony of a cruise ship
Medical emergency units responded to the incident and provided first aid to the young victim before rushing her off to nearby the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, ABC News reported.
The incident occurred at the Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami around 8am (pictured: Captain Ignatius Carroll)
Doctors later announced that the eight-year-old had died after succumbing to her injuries.
What led to the girl falling from the second-story atrium aboard the cruise ship while docked at the Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami is still unknown.
Carnival Cruise Lines spokesperson Jennifer de la Cruz said in a statement that the ship’s command notified police immediately following the incident and transferred the victim to the vessel’s medical center.
‘Our most heartfelt care and concern is with the family at this very difficult time’, Cruz added in the statement.
What led to the girl falling from the second-story atrium aboard the cruise and at what distance still remains unknown
Police have opened an investigation into the event while the ship has resumed normal operations.
Glory, the Carnival Cruise Ship, was built in 2003 and has a maximum capacity of 3,700 people, according to the company’s website.
The ship takes passengers on a seven day excursion through the Caribbean from Miami. The ship was scheduled to depart from Florida at 4pm Saturday afternoon and travel to the Bahamas.