Royal Caribbean cruise passenger presumed dead after going overboard on ‘80s-themed voyage, family says

A pistillate is believed to beryllium dormant aft falling overboard connected a Royal Caribbean cruise ship connected the archetypal time of the '80s-themed voyage adjacent the Bahamas, her household said.

The unfortunate is reportedly Kimberly Burch, the 56-year-old fiancée of Taime Downe, the frontman for the set "Faster Pussycat," Burch's household told Fox News Digital.

Burch's sister-in-law, Kellie Burch, said that Downe called their household to stock the devastating news, but said her assemblage had not been recovered yet. 

Passengers had watched Downe's set execute little than 90 minutes earlier Burch went overboard, 1 passenger, Casey Markee, wrote connected X connected Tuesday. A Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson confirmed the incidental to Fox News Digital, but had fewer details to share.

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Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas cruise vessel is docked astatine PortMiami connected March 2, 2021 successful Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

"Our unit instantly launched a hunt and rescue effort, is moving with section authorities, and we are providing enactment and assistance to the guest’s household during this hard time," the connection read. "To respect the privateness of our guest’s family, we person nary further details to share."

The incidental happened connected the archetypal nighttime of the seven-day cruise that set sail from Miami connected Sunday, March 2.

"If you emotion the 80s — the music, the style, the culture, the excitement, the excess — The 80s Cruise delivers non-stop 80s awesomeness and unique, unforgettable moments for The Ultimate 80s Party!" according to a statement of the cruise connected the company's website.

A Royal Caribbean cruise vessel is pictured. A rider connected 1 of its ships was reported overboard implicit the weekend. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)

The cruise planned to include implicit 50 concerts and unrecorded performances arsenic it visited 3 ports, including Nassau, San Juan and Labadee. 

The vessel was astir 20 miles distant from Freeport, Bahamas, erstwhile the incidental occurred, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson told Fox News Digital, but said that the Royal Bahamas Defense Force is the pb bureau investigating.

The Royal Bahamas Defense Force could not instantly beryllium reached for comment.

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The circumstances astir however the rider fell from the vessel stay unclear.

"Currently connected the #RCL Explorer of the Seas for the #80scruise. Unfortunately, we person a 'woman overboard' concern and boats person been deployed. We are presently 80+ miles from Miami astatine 11pm PST. Not good," Markee wrote successful a station connected X connected March 2.

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Rows of sunbeds and coconut palmtrees successful Nassau, The Bahamas. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Image)

Burch's household confirmed to Fox News Digital that they person been fixed precise fewer details and are "absolutely heartbroken."

"It is with breached hearts that we stock the bittersweet quality that Kimberly Burch has passed away. She was a beloved daughter, sister, sister-in-law and aunt," Kellie Burch wrote successful a tribute connected her Facebook page.

"She volition beryllium greatly missed by each that knew and loved her. We inquire for prayers during this clip for our household arsenic we effort to wrapper our minds astir this heartbreaking tragedy. We emotion and miss you Kimberly Burch!!"

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Kellie Burch told Fox News Digital that contempt speaking to the Coast Guard and Nassau Police, the vessel had fixed their household fewer details.

"We don’t adjacent cognize if they person started looking again for her aft the upwind settled down. We person not been capable to talk with anyone from the ship," Burch said.

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