A pensioner has died after falling overboard from a Disney Wonder cruise ship this weekend.
The 73-year-old man, from Melbourne, reportedly fell from certainly one of the vessel’s decks on Saturday morning.
The Disney Wonder cruise was heading for Auckland, Latest Zealand, but was forced to show around within the Tasman Sea.
It is known that the person fell from the ship around 4.30am, but passengers first noticed the change in course several hours later, at around 12pm.
Passenger Mitch Talbot told 7News: ‘The captain got here on and updated the boat and mainly stated that there was someone, a passenger had fallen overboard…but they were unable to search out them.
‘It was quite sombre and it was only a bit eerie for the remaining of the day.’
The cruise has since continued its journey, with passengers expected to achieve Latest Zealand on Wednesday.
Victoria Police told Metro: ‘Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a Melbourne man.
‘It’s understood the person died after he jumped from a cruise liner into waters within the Tasman Sea on 22 November about 4.30am.
‘The body of the 73-year-old Moonee Ponds man is yet to be recovered.
‘The death will not be being treated as suspicious.’
Metro has contacted Disney Cruiselines for comment.
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