US EditionElderly woman found dead on Australian island after being left by cruise ship
- On Sunday, Queensland Police confirmed Suzanne Rees, an 80-year-old Sydney resident, was found dead on Lizard Island after failing to reboard the Coral Adventurer following a shore visit.
- During a shore excursion to Cook's Look on Saturday, Rees separated from the group to rest and was asked to head down unescorted before the Coral Adventurer departed.
- A helicopter aircrew found the woman's body about 50m off the hiking trail at about 0930 on Sunday after a land-and-sea search, with reports she appeared to have fallen from a slope.
- Coral Expeditions said it is cooperating and CEO Mark Fifield offered condolences, while Katherine Rees accused the company of `failure of care and common sense` and called for a coroner's inquiry.
- Australia's reef tourism safety standards face scrutiny after the 1998 Lonergan case, while investigators and a workplace safety watchdog probe whether the woman could have been saved.
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During a cruise around Australia, an 80-year-old woman was left stranded on a deserted island in the Great Barrier Reef. When the party returned to pick her up, she was found dead and the luxury trip was cut short.
80-Year-Old Found De*d On Island After Allegedly Being Left Behind By Cruise Ship
An 80-year-old Australian woman was found deceased on a Great Barrier Reef island after allegedly being left by her cruise ship. According to BBC, the woman was a passenger on the Coral Adventurer cruise ship and went hiking on Lizard Island, about 155 miles north of Cairns. She reportedly got separated from other passengers after stepping away from the group to rest. The cruise ship left the island on Saturday and didn’t realize the woman did n…
A cruise passenger was left alone on a remote island and found dead the next day. An 80-year-old Australian woman who was traveling on a cruise was found dead after being left on an island without being able to board the ship. According to the BBC and Guardian on the 31st, passenger A was found dead on a remote island north of Cairns, Australia on the 26th.
Suzanne Rees died at the end of the second day of a 60-day luxury cruise around Australia. The 80-year-old British retiree was forgotten on an island by the crew of the boat.
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