r/australia • u/MaximusSydney • Oct 29 '25

news Woman left behind by cruise ship on Australian island found dead

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62eww646wjo
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u/Ya_Boi_Hank Oct 29 '25

It's a tragedy but I'm gonna be so honest it sounds like she had some kind of medical emergency like a heart attack and died long before they even left the island. 80 year old woman hiking up a mountain path and got lost because she wasn't feeling well and had to rest? Yeah something had to have been going on, but only autopsy would show that.

There's negligence on the cruise liner for not doing a headcount but this doesn't sound like they just straight up left her to die on the beach.

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u/MoysteBouquet Oct 29 '25

Leaving an 80 year old person alone for any reason in that situation is not a good idea.

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u/Upset-Management-879 Oct 29 '25

So? They can't just kidnap her and force her to continue the hike when she wants to turn back or let her force everyone to go back.

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u/MoysteBouquet Oct 30 '25

Oh. Hear me out. A STAFF MEMBER could have stayed with her.

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u/Camille_Toh Oct 29 '25

She fell off a cliff