"The luxury Coral Adventurer cruise has been cancelled in the wake of the death of passenger Suzanne Rees, who was left on the Great Barrier Reef's Lizard Island and wasn't found until the next day. It will now return to Cairns, as investigations into Rees' death continue. The chief executive officer of Coral Expeditions, Mark Fifield, said the company prided itself on delivering high quality experiences to our guests."
"On 25 October, the luxury cruise ship arrived on Lizard Island as part of a 60-day circumnavigation of Australia. Eighty-year-old Rees had to pull out of a planned hike to the island's summit. Her daughter, Katherine Rees, said that her mother had felt ill and was asked to head down, unescorted. She never made it back to the ship."
"The ship left Lizard Island at 3.40pm. It was five hours before authorities were alerted that she was missing, and a land and sea search-and-rescue operation was launched. Rees was found dead the next day. Katherine Rees said the family was shocked and saddened that the ship had left the island after the organised excursion without her mother."
Coral Adventurer has been cancelled and will return to Cairns after passenger Suzanne Rees was left on Lizard Island and later found dead. Coral Expeditions CEO Mark Fifield said the company could not deliver its promised high-quality experience given the circumstances. The ship arrived at Lizard Island on 25 October during a 60-day circumnavigation. Eighty-year-old Rees pulled out of a summit hike because she felt ill and was asked to descend unescorted; she did not return to the vessel. The ship departed at 3.40pm, authorities were alerted about five hours later, a land and sea search was launched, and Rees was found dead the following day.
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