Woman Found Dead After 75 Foot Fall From Queen Mary

December 6, 2011 - According to reports a woman was found dead after a 75 foot fall from the Queen Mary in Long Beach. According to Long Beach Police they received a call at approximately 8:35 p.m. of a woman falling from the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

The woman has been identified as a 26 year old fell from a walkway on the Queen Mary that was been converted into a hotel and museum. The 26 year old woman fell an estimated 75 feet into the frigid waters of the harbor, according to Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Steve Yamamoto.

Yamamoto said that a 40 year old man believed to be the woman’s boyfriend jumped approximately 15 feet from the ship into the water to rescue the woman. Two Long Beach police officers also jumped into the harbor in search of the woman.

The woman was found floating face up in the water and transported to a local hospital in critical condition, Yamamoto said and died sometime later. Yamamoto stated that the 40 year old man and two Long Beach police officers were transported to an area hospital for treatment of hypothermia. The officers were not injured.

According to witnesses, they heard the woman arguing with her boyfriend and even believe she might have threatened to jump overboard. The woman’s identity has not been released, pending notification of her next of kin, or the cause of death.

According to the Long Beach Police Department the incident is being investigated as an accident not a crime. This has been a message of public import from Ehline Law Firm PC 201 Wilshire Blvd., #2, Santa Monica, CA 90401. 310.376.8488.