12-Year-Old Dies After Falling from Balcony on Royal Caribbean Cruise
The FBI is investigating the tragic incident that occurred as the ship was returning to Texas from a week-long Caribbean voyage.
- The boy fell from a balcony in the ship's Central Park area on the evening of September 7.
- Royal Caribbean confirmed the death and is providing support to the boy's family.
- The FBI, along with the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection, is investigating the incident.
- Witnesses reported that the boy was playing with friends before the fall.
- This is the second fatal fall from the Harmony of the Seas; a 16-year-old died in a similar incident in 2019.