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daughter of an elderly woman who died on a remote Australian island after being left behind cruise ship The operator has been accused of “failure of care and common sense”.
Eighty-year-old Suzanne Rees was taking part in a 60-day circumnavigation around Australia and was on the second day of the trip when she landed on the Lizard with some other passengers. island To climb the Great Barrier Reef islandHighest peak of.
Since then his daughter, Katherine Rees, has tried join together a sequence of events on a cruise ship on saturday coral adventurer,
Rees reportedly became unwell during the trek.
“From what we’ve been told, it appears there was a failure of care and common sense,” he said.
“We understand from the police that it was a very hot day, and the mother became ill while climbing the hill. She was asked to go down without any protection. The ship then left without taking any passengers. At some stage in the process, or shortly afterwards, the mother died alone.”
Katherine said the family was “shocked and saddened coral adventurer Left Lizard Island after an organized excursion without his mother Susan.
When coral adventurer Departing the island later that afternoon, no one on the ship realized that Reis had not returned. Her body was discovered the next day during a coordinated air and ground search by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (EMSA) and Queensland Police.
In a statement, the safety authority said: “EMSA will assess whether there were any non-compliances related to passengers not being counted on board and, if necessary, will take action to address them.
“AMSA extends its condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”
The daughter described her mother as an “active 80-year-old woman” who enjoyed gardening and walking in the woods.
Satellite tracking data indicated that the ship initially moved away from Lizard Island and returned later that night. Authorities were alerted to the missing hiker around 9 p.m. local time on Saturday, with the search ending early Sunday when Rees’ body was found on the island.
Coral Expeditions chief executive, Mark Fifield, said: “We are working closely with Queensland Police and other authorities to support their investigation. We are unable to comment further while this process is ongoing.”
Ms Rees has called for an impartial investigation into her mother’s death. “I hope the coronial inquest will find what the company should have done that could have saved the mother’s life.”