Woman on cruise ship, who was saved after falling overboard in dramatic helicopter rescue, dies in the hospital

on Friday afternoon at around 1 p.m., midway between Norway and Denmark. The vessel was on its way to the Norwegian port of Flam in the southwest of the country, in a region famous for its fjords. The ship had departed Kiel in Germany, to which it returned following Friday's incident.

Emergency services scrambled to respond, and a Danish air force helicopter picked the woman out of the waters around 3 p.m. She was then flown to the Danish city of Aalborg for treatment. According to , six ships were also involved in the search, including a German freighter, a yacht and a fishing vessel.is outfitted with a state-of-the-art overboard system, through which the ship's security officers can better keep track in case passenger do fall off the vessel for whatever reason. MSC Cruises, which operates theVG

reported—was located and rescued, she later died in hospital in Aalborg. Claus Elberth, an officer at the Danish Defense Operations Center, said the woman received life-saving first aid on the helicopter on the way to the hospital.showed the dramatic moments as the overboard announcement was sounded over the's speakers. Passengers could be seen peering over the ship's railways as the vessel slowed to a stop and staff began responding.

Once the passenger was found, the ship's staff informed passengers that the woman had suffered serious injuries from the fall and the cold water.This is the second incident involving the

Why don’t cruise ships have safety netting at the top of the solid steel hull. Seems like an easy fix to save lives. Overboard patrons of cruises is a to often occurrence.

There is no way anyone should fall off a cruise ship!

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