A 27-year-old Florida woman was found dead on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, according to officials.
According to a statement from the Royal Bahamas Police, initial reports of the woman’s death began around 5:30 p.m. on Monday evening when members of the Royal Bahamas Force from the Criminal Investigation Department – Grand Bahama were informed that a female passenger had been discovered in a cabin onboard a cruise line en route to the Bahamas.
“A team of medical personnel from the ship assisted and performed CPR, but no vital signs of life were detected, and she was declared deceased,” police stated in their response to the case.
The cause of death is now unknown, but police did state that they confiscated “a quantity of suspected cocaine from the cabin, and arrested a 32-year-old American male from Florida, U.S.A.”
Authorities have not revealed the identities of the deceased woman or the 32-year-old male who was arrested, and an autopsy will be performed to ascertain the exact cause of death.
The inquiry into the 27-year-old woman’s death is underway.