<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - AP Top Stories March 16"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A body has been recovered late Wednesday after a man jumped overboard from the Carnival Horizon cruise ship, the company told USA TODAY.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Together with the US Coast Guard, the ship’s crew located and recovered the body of the guest. Carnival’s Care team is providing assistance to his family," Carnival said in a statement provided by spokesperson Matt Lupoli.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Earlier Wednesday, the cruise line told USA TODAY that the Carnival Horizon was "conducting a search for a guest who jumped overboard" from Deck 11 around 7 p.m. ET. The incident occurred after the ship departed from Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos at 5 p.m., according to Carnival.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">David Custer, a passenger and<strong> </strong>a WNEM TV5 News anchor who was onboard the ship that departed on a 6-day cruise from Miami Sunday, told USA TODAY that passengers were informed that camera footage confirmed a person went overboard. </p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Our hearts sank when we heard the initial announcement," Custer said. "We were at dinner and everyone ran to the closest windows. The cruise director made an announcement to confirm a man went overboard and asked anyone who may see someone in the water to immediately report it."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">REMOTE PLACES BY CRUISE SHIP:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/in-depth/travel/cruises/2021/05/22/expedition-cruise-photos-antarctica-galapagos-arctic-alaska-greenland/5150368001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">See an expedition cruise in wanderlust-worthy photos</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">'I FELT SAFER ON THE CRUISE THAN WALMART':</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/cruises/2021/11/05/covid-cases-cruises-safe-sailing/6006346001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">COVID protocols on cruises prove effective, initial CDC data shows</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">James Presley, another passenger on the ship, told USA TODAY that immediately after the announcement was made, crew members threw life...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2022/03/16/carnival-horizon-search-rescue-operation/7070205001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
