Death on cruise ship Royal Caribbean: FBI investigates boy's fall

A 12-year-old boy died Saturday after falling from the balcony of the Royal Caribbean cruise ship en route to Galveston, Texas, following a week-long cruise.

The tragedy came several years after 16-year-old Laurent Mercer fell to his death from a balcony onto a pier on the same ship as the Harmony of the Seas departed Port Canaveral. He reportedly tried to climb into his room because he had forgotten his room key. The cruise ship moved to Galveston in 2023.

Last year, a 16-year-old boy fell from the balcony of another Royal Caribbean ship, the Allure of the Seas, and died in hospital.