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Woman Who Failed to Board Cruise Ship Found Dead On Remote Island

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A missing woman who failed to board a cruise ship has been found dead. Her body was located on a remote island in Australia.

The startling incident happened on October 26. The 80-year-old woman failed to get back on the cruise ship. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), authorities later found her body on Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef. She had been missing since the day before.

The 80-year-old solo traveller had been a part of Coral Expeditions' visit to the island. She had been part of a group hiking to Cook's Look peak. However, she stopped to rest while the rest of the group continued on without her. Later, she didn't board the cruise ship and was flagged as missing.

According to authorities, the woman appears to have fallen down a cliff. This likely led to her death. Queensland Police confirmed they launched an investigation into the "sudden and non-suspicious death of a missing woman in her 80s."

Woman Found Dead After Failing To Board Cruise Ship

"The woman was reported missing to the police on 25 October, after failing to board a vessel in waters off Queensland earlier on Saturday," the spokesperson said.

It had been a small cruise ship with 120 passengers and 46 crew. The company spoke out following the woman's death.

"Coral Expeditions can confirm the tragic death of a passenger on the Coral Adventurer during an excursion to Lizard Island in Queensland," CEO of Coral Expeditions Mark Fifield said, per news.com.au. "On Saturday, 25 October, the crew notified authorities that a woman was missing, and a search and rescue operation was launched on land and sea.

"Following the operation, Coral Expeditions was notified by Queensland Police that the woman had been found deceased on Lizard Island," he continued. "While investigations into the incident are continuing, we are deeply sorry that this has occurred and are offering our full support to the woman's family."

The company is cooperating with the police.

"The Coral team have been in contact with the woman's family, and we will continue to offer support to them through this difficult process," he concluded. "We are working closely with Queensland Police and other authorities to support their investigation."