Cruise horror: Woman dies after being left behind on island

Daughter calls out firm for 'failure of care and common sense'

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An 80-year-old woman has been found dead on Lizard Island, part of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, after failing to return to her cruise ship during a shore excursion.

According to The Guardian, the woman was on a guided hike from the Coral Adventurer vessel when she became separated from the group and did not reboard. The cruise ship later departed without her.

The passenger's daughter, Katherine Rees, accused cruise company Coral Expeditions of a "failure of care and common sense" that left her mother, Suzanne Rees, to die alone.