South African superyacht crewmember found dead on ship days shy of 21st birthday
Paige Bell, 20, was found dead in the engine room of the ship on July 3, according to the Daily Mail, and local authorities have arrested and charged a 39-year-old Mexican with murder.
The smiling sailor was due to turn 21 on July 14, and had been crewing on the yacht Far From It — which charters for nearly $140,000 per week.
3 Paige Bell was found dead in the superyacht's engine room on July 3, shortly before her 21st birthday, according to the Daily Mail.
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3 Bell had been working on the yacht Far From It — which charters for nearly $140,000 per week.
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3 A 39-year-old Mexican suspect has been arrested over Bell's murder.
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She was found injured and unresponsive in the yacht's engine room, with a doctor declaring her dead.
The suspect was found near her body with injuries to his arms that police suspect were the result of a suicide attempt.
He was taken to a hospital and treated before being charged.
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