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| Dead cruise ship passenger named | Dead cruise ship passenger named |
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| A cruise ship passenger who is thought to have died after falling overboard in to the Solent has been named as Karleen Barbara Pang. | |
| The 67-year-old, of St Leonards, Dorset, was reported missing by her husband from the P&O Oceana on Sunday. | 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 flown hospital. | Rescuers found her in the water at Thorne Channel near Cowes, Isle of Wight, and she was flown hospital. |
| Post-mortem tests showed she had died from injuries consistent with falling into water from an 80ft (25m) drop. | 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. |