Multiple news sources are reporting that a passenger threw his 7 year old son overboard from the Pavillion Queen, which is being referred to as either a cruise ship or sight seeing boat.
The incident occurred yesterday afternoon, when Sloane Briles, age 35, was sailing on a sight seeing cruise in Newport Harbor, California with his girlfriend and two sons, ages 7 and 6.
According to news sources, Briles began arguing with his girlfriend and struck his older boy and then threw him overboard.
NBC LA reports that the boy was pulled from the water and onto a nearby boat, according to Orange County Sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested Briles for child endangerment and resisting arrest. He was released after posting bond.
Briles’ facebook page indicates that Briles was in the U.S. Marine Corps for 5 years from 1995 to 2000.
This is the first time I have ever heard of a child being thrown overboard. This is why I have a section in this blog called "Weird Cruise News."
Photo credit: LA Sheriff’s Office via NBC LA