Saddened to see a 12-year-old accidentally fell from the balcony....

[RCLcruiser2012]

He was playing with his new friends and didn't have a key to his room so tried to climb in via the balcony.... Absolutely tragic. In the blink of an eye....

https://people.com/12-year-old-boy-falls-death-balcony-cruise-ship-texas-8710094

[Elaine5715]

11 minutes ago, RCLcruiser2012 said:

He was playing with his new friends and didn't have a key to his room so tried to climb in via the balcony.... Absolutely tragic. In the blink of an eye....

https://people.com/12-year-old-boy-falls-death-balcony-cruise-ship-texas-8710094

[Another_Critic]

"The Broward Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement at the time that the boy was on the eighth floor of Harmony of the Seas when he attempted to climb into his room because he forgot his room key."

 

??? Central Park is deck 8.  Balconies are deck 10 to 14.

[RCLcruiser2012]

24 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

Goodness. I have only seen articles that it was an accident but not suicide. Tragic. Read the room was decorated in birthday decor too... These poor parents lost their child. Devasting. 

 

Edit: That same girl did post he jumped. Now I am wondering....

Edited September 11 by RCLcruiser2012

[RCLcruiser2012]

4 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

"The Broward Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement at the time that the boy was on the eighth floor of Harmony of the Seas when he attempted to climb into his room because he forgot his room key."

 

??? Central Park is deck 8.  Balconies are deck 10 to 14.

Hmm that is weird?!?

[RobInMN]

There was already a multi-page thread on this that has apparently been removed by the moderators. The interpretation of this report runs counter to the previous reports as to the circumstances that led to the "fall".

 

If you carefully dissect the article, it never mentions the circumstance of the 12 year old. The article refers to them early on as "pre-teen" and only said that they "fell".

Everything from "The news comes after a 16-year-old boy also fell to his death on the ship back in 2019." is referring to that incident. They refer to that person as a teenager, and it's that incident where they are reporting that the teen tried to climb up on the balcony when they fell. The reference to the Broward County ME "...confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement at the time...". This is indicting they are referring to an even in the past (the 16 year old), not the recent one (12 year old).

 

[irishjim]

Just read in English Paper that the boy fell over the rails on

13TH deck onto  area with bars  and other areas with other cruisers ect.

Medical staff  tried to revive him but he passed away. ship was on its way back to Texas It was on the Liberty of the seas.

                                                        Jim so tragic.

 

 

                                                                

[Jt4428]

1 hour ago, Another_Critic said:

"The Broward Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement at the time that the boy was on the eighth floor of Harmony of the Seas when he attempted to climb into his room because he forgot his room key."

 

??? Central Park is deck 8.  Balconies are deck 10 to 14.

There are Central Park balconies on deck 8.  We've stayed in them.  But not following, how did he get to the balcony if he wasn't in the room?  from balcony next door?  

[ski ww]

Condolences to the family of the 12 yr old boy.

[FamilyCruiserUK]

1 hour ago, Another_Critic said:

"The Broward Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement at the time that the boy was on the eighth floor of Harmony of the Seas when he attempted to climb into his room because he forgot his room key."

 

??? Central Park is deck 8.  Balconies are deck 10 to 14.

I think maybe what they mean possibly is that he was on deck 8 and started to climb up to his balcony and fell back down to deck 8.

Very sad though, one moment of stupidity can have devastating consequences.

I feel for everyone involved.

[irishjim]

16 minutes ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

This happened on Harmony of the Seas not Liberty. 
There’s thread on RCCL 

Very tragic.

Sorry got the ship name wrong thanks for your reply.

[smokeybandit]

I don't think there's any real evidence that the kid intentionally jumped.  

[taglovestocruise]

4 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I don't think there's any real evidence that the kid intentionally jumped.  

You ar right, just pure stupidity..  

[TYMAN]

42 minutes ago, Jt4428 said:

There are Central Park balconies on deck 8.  We've stayed in them.  But not following, how did he get to the balcony if he wasn't in the room?  from balcony next door?  

There's Boardwalk Balconies on Deck 8, but I've never seen a Central Park Balcony on Deck 8. Too many restaurants and bars......what was the cabin number? 

[Another_Critic]

32 minutes ago, Jt4428 said:

There are Central Park balconies on deck 8.  We've stayed in them.  But not following, how did he get to the balcony if he wasn't in the room?  from balcony next door?  

 

BW balconies start at deck 8 (BW is on deck 6).  CP balconies start at deck 10 (CP is on deck 8).

 

As @RobInMN noted, the article may be commingling two different incidents.

[reallyitsmema]

25 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

 

BW balconies start at deck 8 (BW is on deck 6).  CP balconies start at deck 10 (CP is on deck 8).

 

As @RobInMN noted, the article may be commingling two different incidents.

 

I read elsewhere that his balcony was on deck 13.

[Another_Critic]

1 minute ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

I read elsewhere that his balcony was on deck 13.

 

There is no deck 13 on Oasis class ships.

[ShipsandDipper]

 

31 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

 

BW balconies start at deck 8 (BW is on deck 6).  CP balconies start at deck 10 (CP is on deck 8).

 

As @RobInMN noted, the article may be commingling two different incidents.

Yes, these articles are including information about the 2019 fall as well as the recent fall.  It seems to be confusing readers. (We actually were on the 2019 cruise when the teen fell on the dock at Labadee.)

Edited September 11 by ShipsandDipper

[reallyitsmema]

2 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

 

There is no deck 13 on Oasis class ships.

 

Gotta love social media posts, you are right.  I have stayed on deck 13 on Quantum class ships many times, so that didn't jump out to me at all.

[Denversail]

Harmony doesn't have a 13th deck.

[LouChamp]

Blessings and prayers 

[irishjim]

31 minutes ago, Denversail said:

Harmony doesn't have a 13th deck.

The paper said the 13th deck sorry.

[ger_77]

How awful, no matter what cruise line it happened on.

[steveru621]

2 hours ago, Jt4428 said:

There are Central Park balconies on deck 8.  We've stayed in them.  But not following, how did he get to the balcony if he wasn't in the room?  from balcony next door?  

 

We are on Harmony today and last week.  Our cabin on deck 10 CP is 30 feet from the tragedy.

 

There are no balconies facing Central Park on Deck 8. Deck 9 has windows, and Decks 10-14 have balconies facing CP.

 

There are plenty of rumors and theories, RCI is not talking.

[smokeybandit]

20 minutes ago, steveru621 said:

RCI is not talking

Unless it was a criminal act or a defective item that led to the fall (obviously neither is the case here) they have no reason to.

Edited September 11 by smokeybandit