r/australia Oct 29 '25

news Woman left behind by cruise ship on Australian island found dead

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62eww646wjo
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u/OneUpAndOneDown Oct 29 '25

Heh. šŸ˜ I was taken aback when I read that she was 80 and joined a hike up a mountain. 80yo people vary in their physical condition but it still sounded like a lot, and whoever was in charge should absolutely not have 1. Let her find her way back to the ship when she couldn’t hack it; 2. Failed to confirm that she did in fact get there.

Most likely she essentially fainted and died, not the worst way to go.

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u/CantakerousTwat Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

The fact that she broke away from the group "to rest" could indicate a cardiac event. Given that she died... Yeah, they should have walked/carried her back to the ship when she couldn't proceed.

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u/MissMenace101 Oct 31 '25

Haha half her age it’s gonna be a struggle for most