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canarymoon · 09-09-2009, 07:55 AM

On last week's sailing of the Freedom of the Seas, a passenger was killed in a strange accident during a shore excursion in Cozumel ...

Trying to find more details, but here is the statement from Royal Caribbean:

On Friday, September 4, a guest traveling onboard Freedom of the Seas joined a catamaran shore excursion where he was involved in an accident and was fatally injured. The guest's family and friends have remained in Cozumel, where members of our specially trained Guest Care Team met them, and have remained with them to assist

The man, an American, reportedly fell off a shuttlel boat as it was sdocking.

Char · 09-09-2009, 07:58 AM

How sad! This is the first I have heard about this mishap.

LuLu · 09-09-2009, 02:26 PM

Very sad! Please post any updates you see!