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Coast Guard searching for woman who fell from cruise ship
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 14, 2016A North Texas woman on the Carnival Liberty cruise ship is missing, and officials believe she fell overboard.
The Coast Guard is searching an area in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 200 miles southeast of Galveston, according to The Associated Press.
Carnival staff say the incident happened early Friday morning. Surveillance video captured a woman, believed to be passenger Samantha Broberg, 33, falling overboard.
A thorough search of the ship was conducted, and it was determined that Broberg was the only missing passenger.
The Carnival Liberty set sail from Galveston Thursday for a four-day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico.
The cruise lines released a statement about the missing passenger.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
