Overview
- The six-day Carnival Horizon voyage returned to Miami on Nov. 8, where FBI agents responded and opened an active investigation.
- Carnival Cruise Line confirmed a guest died during the voyage and said it is cooperating with federal investigators and supporting the family.
- Authorities have not released the cause of death or indicated whether foul play is suspected.
- Investigators are reviewing onboard video and interviewing passengers as part of the probe, according to ABC News reporting aired by David Muir.
- Kepner, identified by her family as an 18-year-old high school senior from Titusville, Florida, was remembered as a cheerleader preparing to join the military, and the case comes as the FBI has reviewed other cruise deaths this year under standard protocol.