The woman who fell to her death on the Carnival Firenze has been identified as 24-year-old Brianna Miller. The tragedy occurred around 2:00 a.m. local time on April 27, less than 24 hours after the ship departed on a 4-day cruise from Long Beach, California.
The Carnival Firenze was near Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California when the incident occurred. Miller fell from her cabin balcony onto the deck below, reportedly deck 5. The Carnival Firenze has passenger cabins up to deck 14, meaning she could have fallen up to 9 decks.
Miller was traveling with her family, who alerted the crew of the incident.
The FBI is investigating the incident and has not ruled out foul play yet. The FBI has jurisdiction to investigate all suspicious deaths and crimes that occur aboard cruise ships sailing to or from U.S. ports.
Whether alcohol played a role in the incident has not been reported.
This is the third Carnival passenger to die in the last two weeks. On April 17, a woman drowned during a snorkeling excursion from the Carnival Splendor. On April 18, a man went overboard from the Carnival Splendor and the search and rescue operation was unsuccessful. The two incidents on the Carnival Splendor are reportedly not related.