Princess Cruises passenger dies after trying to jump overboard on way back to Florida

A woman aboard a cruise ship returning to Florida died Saturday when she tried to dive overboard — but instead crashed onto the lower deck, according to a report.

The 48-year-old passenger was on a Princess Cruises ship that was voyaging back to the Sunshine State following an eight-day trip in the Caribbean when tragedy struck.

“Princess Cruises is deeply saddened to confirm the passing of a 48-year-old female guest who attempted to jump overboard earlier today,” the cruise line told Cruise Radio.

“The guest fell to a lower deck, where she was promptly rescued. Shipboard personnel immediately provided emergency medical care, but despite their best efforts, she could not be revived,” the statement continued.

The cruise line said it’s offering “grief support services” to passengers and crew members in the wake of the woman’s death.

The victim was believed to have been on the trip with her family.

Witnesses took to social media to detail their experiences on board the cruise after the woman jumped.

One TikTok video shared by another passenger included the emergency announcement made by the captain following the woman’s death.

“We understand that this event may be distressing for many of you,” the captain said after detailing the situation to all on board over the intercom.

The Princess Cruise Reddit page was the primary outlet supposed cruisers sought out to share what they witnessed in the wake of the woman’s death.

“My mom and cousin watched the whole thing. They were directly below us two floors down. Nobody ever came to question them. They are very traumatized by it,” one user wrote.

“They said she hit everything on the way down and it was extremely disturbing. Someone held her by her arm for a couple seconds before she fell.”

Another Reddit user who claimed to be the victim’s cousin thanked everyone online for their outpouring of support, even though the victim was a complete stranger to them.

“I just want to say I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and concerns, and overall sensitivity to what happened, I won’t go into details as it was a very personal situation, but I will say she was really looking forward to this cruise, as it was especially important for her mother,” the user wrote.

“Thank you all again for being so kind and understanding, my aunt would also really appreciate that.”

The accident is still being investigated by local and federal authorities.