Cruise ship crew member dies after falling overboard on Icon of the Seas vessel in Caribbean
Passengers said an alarm was sounded at around 7pm on Thursday – warning of a person overboard.
A crew member was recovered from the water 30 minutes later after a huge search and rescue operation, The Sun reports.
They were sadly pronounced dead, Royal Caribbean said.
A spokesperson told The Sun: 'Our crew immediately initiated a search and rescue operation, but unfortunately the crew member passed away.
'We extend our condolences to the crew member's family and loved ones.
'To respect their privacy, we have no additional details to share.'
According to reports, the cruise ship immediately slowed and turned back after the alarm was sounded.
Data shows the ship's course change northeast of San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, roughly 200 miles east of Nassau.
Panicked passengers desperately tried to help save the crew member by throwing life rings into the water, reports say.
Decks were cordoned off while rescue efforts were underway to find the staff member.
It comes after a Brit tourist died on a cruise ship travelling through a popular Greek island.
On another ship, a captain died in the middle of a 19-day voyage in Asia.
And a cruise ship passenger died just days before Christmas last year after trying to jump from the vessel.
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