Mum’s ‘screams of pain’ as her toddler falls to her death from Royal Caribbean cruise ship while ‘dangled from - The Sun

HORRIFIED tourists have told of how they heard a mum "screaming in pain" as her daughter plunged 150ft from a cruise ship while being dangled out of a window by her granddad.

The 18-month-old girl slipped from his arms and fell from the 11th floor of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas ship.

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The girl fell from Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas ship 150 feet onto the concrete dock

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The girl is believed to have fallen from an 11th floor window

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Police at the scene of the tragedy last night investigating another window, it is not clear exactly which one the girl fell from

The child is believed to have fallen onto concrete below while the ship was docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Fellow travellers revealed they heard the heartbroken parent wailing in agony in the wake of the tragedy.

A nearby passenger told Telemundo PR: "We heard the screams of the families because we were close. A cry of pain of that nature does not compare with any other cry."

Police have now launched an investigation and are trawling CCTV of the ship as well as interviewing passengers.

The tot was rushed to hospital at around 4.30pm local time yesterday (9.30 UK time).

She was pronounced dead a short time later.

According to the local Primer Hora website, the girl was from Indiana, US and on holiday with her parents and grandparents.

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The girl's family have not yet been quizzed by detectives but police have said they believe the incident was a tragic accident.

Elmer Román, of the local Department of Public Security, said: "Police have now launched an investigation and are trawling CCTV of the ship.

"At this time (the Division of) Homicide is in place. It has not been possible to interview the family.

"It is a very strong scene, very sad and tragic.

"At one point, one of her grandparents... in an act of games, exposes the girl to the void and falls out of his hands."

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The boat has a height of around 210ft and the 11th floor will have been around 150ft above land level when the vessel was docked.

It holds around 4,000 passengers and was ending a seven-day Southern Caribbean cruise of Antigua, St Lucia and Barbados at the time of the tragedy.

Royal Caribbean has been contacted for comment.

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Police at the scene of the tragedy yesterdayCredit: Primera Hora

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The Freedom of the Seas ship was docked in Puerto Rico at the timeCredit: Primera Hora

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Police have been interviewing passengers who witnessed the horrorCredit: Primera Hora

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The girl was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead a short time laterCredit: Primera Hora

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The Freedom of the Seas was launched in August 2005 and is the 15th largest passenger ship in the worldCredit: Primera Hora

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Passengers aboard the vessel look over a balconyCredit: Primera Hora

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