Bizarre reason woman went overboard on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship revealed
Key Points:
- A 44-year-old El Salvadoran woman jumped overboard from the Royal Caribbean ship Odyssey of the Seas near Zakynthos, Greece, early on October 9, reportedly because she wanted to disembark.
- She was found conscious in the Ionian Sea and rescued after a 20-hour ordeal by the crew of the cargo ship MSC Rossella III in the early hours of October 10.
- Dramatic footage shows the woman floating in a life preserver and pulling herself toward the rescuing vessel after crew members threw a rope and used a strobe light to locate her.
- After receiving first aid on the cargo ship, she was transported to a local hospital for further treatment.
- The Katakolo Port Authority is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.