A young woman’s body has been found in waters off South Australia after she fell from a cruise ship.
The alarm was raised at around 11.30pm on Tuesday on the Pacific Explorer, which left Melbourne on Tuesday en route to Kangaroo Island.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre have confirmed the body of a 23-year-old woman was found in waters 45km off Cape Jaffa at about 7am, after a search was conducted overnight.
A Melbourne-based Challenger and two PolAir rescue helicopters were deployed to conduct the search alongside Pacific Explorer throughout the night.
The body of a woman was found by the helicopter and was taken to Mt Gambier hospital for identification.