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Tests start on cruise ship body Dead cruise ship passenger named
(about 11 hours later)
A post-mortem examination on the body of a cruise ship passenger who is thought to have fallen overboard into the Solent is to get under way. A cruise ship passenger who is thought to have died falling overboard in to the Solent has been named as Karleen Barbara Pang.
The woman, 67, who has not been named, was reported missing by her husband from the P&O Oceana on Sunday morning. The 67-year-old, of St Leonards, Dorset, was reported missing by her husband from the P&O Oceana on Sunday.
Rescuers found her in the water at Thorne Channel near Cowes, Isle of Wight, and she was then flown to Southampton General Hospital. Rescuers found her in the water at Thorne Channel near Cowes, Isle of Wight, and she was flown hospital.
The woman was last seen in her cabin at about 0545 BST, coastguards said. Post-mortem tests showed she had died from injuries consistent with falling into water from an 80ft (25m) drop.
'Unexplained death''Unexplained death'
The Oceana was returning from a two-day cruise between Southampton and Zeebrugge, Belgium.The Oceana was returning from a two-day cruise between Southampton and Zeebrugge, Belgium.
Det Insp Kath Barnes, from Hampshire Constabulary, said: "We are keeping an open mind as to how this incident occurred and are currently treating the woman's death as unexplained.Det Insp Kath Barnes, from Hampshire Constabulary, said: "We are keeping an open mind as to how this incident occurred and are currently treating the woman's death as unexplained.
"We will continue to investigate this matter and ask anyone with information to contact the police.""We will continue to investigate this matter and ask anyone with information to contact the police."
A spokesman for Solent Coastguard said: "The lady's husband had reported to crew that he had last seen her in their cabin earlier that morning around 5.45am, when the vessel would have been off Calshot."A spokesman for Solent Coastguard said: "The lady's husband had reported to crew that he had last seen her in their cabin earlier that morning around 5.45am, when the vessel would have been off Calshot."
Earlier, a spokesman for P&O Cruises said: "Our missing persons procedures were immediately put into action and this included notification of the Coastguard."Earlier, a spokesman for P&O Cruises said: "Our missing persons procedures were immediately put into action and this included notification of the Coastguard."
The Oceana has a capacity of 2,272 passengers.The Oceana has a capacity of 2,272 passengers.