I think I shudder at the thought of this on every cruise. Guy accidentally drops toddler off cruise balcony

Jul 8, 2019
3:44:24pm

Bob Vance All-American

Horrifying. My wife always freaks when our kids get anywhere near the balcony. To me, there's no rational risk that they slip through the bars. It's the people holding the kids above rail height, and leaning against the rails that is much higher risk. I cringe everytime I see it. You don't see it often, but I think you see it at least a couple of times per cruise.

WKRC

US toddler dies after fall from cruise ship in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say a toddler apparently slipped from her grandfather's hands and fell to her death from a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico. Police said Monday that the grandfather of the 1-year-old girl from Indiana told officers he lost his grip while holding her outside a window on the 11th story of the Freedom of the Seas. He was identified as Salvatorre Anello. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon at the Panamerican dock in the capital of San Juan.

http://local12.com/news/nation-world/us-toddler-dies-after-fall-from-cruise-ship-in-puerto-rico[https://local12.com/news/nation-world/us-toddler-dies-after-fall-from-cruise-ship-in-puerto-rico]