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Man on First Cruise Plunges Overboard into Atlantic

  • Ronnie Lee Peale Jr. fell from his cruise ship balcony into the Atlantic Ocean on his first-ever cruise vacation.
  • Peale was celebrating his fiancée's birthday on a Carnival cruise ship off the coast of Florida.
  • Peale was reported missing by his partner, and security footage showed him falling overboard at 4:10 a.m.
  • The U.S. Coast Guard searched for 19 hours over more than 4,000 square miles but could not locate Peale.
  • Peale was described by loved ones as "the life of the party" in social media tributes.
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