Arlington Mother Falls Overboard From Cruise Ship
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(CBSDFW.COM) - The Coast Guard is searching for a missing passenger from the Carnival Liberty cruise ship after a woman fell overboard.
The search for Samantha Broberg, a 33-year-old mother from Arlington, began early Friday morning officials said. Broberg was on a four-day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. The ship departed from Galveston on Thursday.
People traveling with Broberg reported her missing and after hours of searching the ship, the captain confirmed to passengers she'd gone overboard.
"Unfortunately they've been unable to locate her during the search, and now they've concluded that after a review of the cameras, unfortunately it appears she may have fallen into the water early this morning," the captain told passengers.
Passengers on board the Carnival Liberty said the ship-wide search started with a number of messages heard over the loudspeaker system asking for Broberg to report to the nearest crew member. CBS11 spoke to Dallas resident Joe Trizila, who was on the ship and said that as many guests sat poolside, they were all sent to their cabins as that ship-wide search started.
Carnival later confirmed that a review of cameras showed Broberg likely fell overboard around 2 a.m. The news weighed heavily on the ship's passengers.
"The last two messages were, 'We're concluding our security check and please take a moment and say your prayers for Samantha and her family,'" Trizila told CBS11.
The Coast Guard continues to look for Broberg about 195 miles off the Galveston coast. Carnival's care team is providing support to Broberg's loved ones who are traveling with her.
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