NEW ORLEANS (AP/WJW) - The US Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger missing in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard officials said Thursday that an airplane was conducting a search operation off the coast of Louisiana.
The Coast Guard says it received a call Wednesday afternoon that a 32-year-old woman had fallen overboard from the Carnival Valor cruise ship, about 150 miles from Southwest Pass in Louisiana.
A spokeswoman for South Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line said the woman had jumped off her balcony.
According to WGNO, a statement from Carnival says:
Carnival Velor is assisting in the search for a guest who allegedly jumped from his balcony into the water while the ship was at sea on Wednesday afternoon. The ship's command immediately began a search-and-rescue process, returned to the area where the incident occurred, and the U.S. Notified Coast Guard. Carnival's care team is providing assistance to guest's husband who was traveling with her.
The Carnival Valor, which sails from New Orleans to Caribbean destinations, can carry about 3,000 guests and 1,180 crew members.
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