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.