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Australian Cruise Cancelled After Woman Left Behind on Island Dies
The Coral Adventurer cruise was cancelled after an 80-year-old passenger was left behind on Lizard Island and later found deceased, prompting a major search and investigation.
- On October 24, the Coral Adventurer left Cairns and reached Lizard Island two days into its voyage, where Suzanne Rees was found dead after a major search, prompting Coral Expeditions to cancel the cruise.
- During an organised excursion, Suzanne Rees broke off from a hiking group on Lizard Island, and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority is investigating why she was not accounted for during boarding.
- The crew left then returned a few hours later after realising Ms Rees was missing, and a major search operation found her body the following day.
- AMSA issued a prohibition to the ship's master and planned to meet the vessel in Cairns, while Coral Expeditions arranged full refunds and chartered flights for passengers and crew.
- Coral Expeditions said its team prides itself on service yet acknowledged failures this voyage, with Mark Fifield, Coral Expeditions chief executive, expressing sorrow and offering support to the Rees family amid mechanical issues on the voyage.
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Ignoring that Suzanne Rees, 80, had disappeared, the ship left Lizard Island in the evening, and came back only a few hours later to search for her.
An 80-year-old British woman died on a luxury cruise. She was forgotten on an island by the crew. The 60-day trip around Australia was cancelled following her death. - A cruise in Australia cancelled following the death of a forgotten woman on an island (International).
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