Coast Guard suspends search for Carnival Cruise passenger Jaylen Hill who jumped off ship near Florida
The search was suspended Monday for a missing Carnival Cruise passenger who leaped off the ship near the Florida coast, the Coast Guard announced.
Jaylen Hill, 30, was caught on camera jumping off the side of the Carnival Elation on Sunday as it was heading toward its final stop in Jacksonville.
The Coast Guard dispatched the 87-foot cutter Tarpon from St. Petersburg, a Hercules aircraft based out of Clearwater, and a Miami-based Ocean Sentry aircraft to search for Hill.
The crews covered more than 1,347 miles while looking for the Hill, but by Monday night their efforts yielded no results and the search was called off “pending any further developments,” the Coast Guard said.
“We offer our deepest condolences to the Hill family,” Petty Officer Eric Rodriguez said in a statement.
“Our crews take our life saving mission very seriously. Any time we can’t bring a loved one home to their family is a pain we all feel.”
Hill was on the cruise with a “travel companion” when he jumped overboard, the cruise line has said.
Jaylen Hill, 30, was caught on camera jumping off the side of the Carnival Elation. Twitter / @USCG
The crews covered more than 1,347 miles while looking for the Hill. Carnival Cruises
After the companion alerted cruise staff that Hill was missing, workers reviewing security video determined he jumped.
The Carnival Elation vessel had just wrapped up a four-day trip to the Bahamas, which ended in Jacksonville Monday morning.
Source: New York Post
