Boy, 8, Dies After Falling Into Cruise Ship’s Pool: Report

A Maryland boy died from “accidental drowning” two days after falling into a pool aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship departing from Hudson County, New Jersey, a Monday report stated.

Prince Adepoju, 8, passed away on July 2 at Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, a hospital spokeswoman told SILive.com.

The cause of death was “drowning, with contributing condition of seizure disorder,” a spokesperson from the medical examiner’s office stated, adding that the manner of death was an “accident.”

The ship – the Anthem of the Seas - left Bayonne on June 30 and was set to embark on a 9-day cruise to Bermuda and the Caribbean, ABC News stated.

The 8-year-old had been underwater for several minutes before he was found in the pool around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, and a medical professional was able to establish a pulse by performing CPR, the New York Daily News reported.

The child was taken by helicopter from the cruise ship to Staten Island University Hospital, according to ABC.

• See related article: Boy Falls In Pool, Cruise Ship Returns To Hudson County, NJ

The Anthem of the Seas is a luxury cruise liner operated by Royal Caribbean that travels between New Jersey and the Caribbean. It made headlines this winter after it sailed into a winter storm with 30-foot waves and cut its passengers’ vacations short.

See Also:

• Horror Cruise Spawns Passenger Lawsuits: Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas Caught In Storm
• WATCH: Cruise Ship Battered During Storm, 4 Injured

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