Overview
- Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead on Nov. 7 aboard the Carnival Horizon while the ship was in international waters between Mexico and Florida.
- The vessel returned to PortMiami on Nov. 8, where FBI agents met disembarking passengers, and the bureau assumed jurisdiction over the case.
- The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Nov. 11, but officials say the cause and manner of death remain pending.
- Multiple outlets, citing unnamed sources in the Daily Mail, report her body was discovered under a cabin bed wrapped in a blanket and covered with life jackets, a detail not confirmed by authorities.
- Carnival says it is cooperating with the FBI and was advised there is no related safety threat to the ship’s current voyage, as the family presses for transparency.