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awakening2lite
02-20-2008, 06:56 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/30/ap/national/mainD8J60S4G1.shtml

Elizabeth Kay Galeana

Relatives: Fla. Woman Missing From Cruise

Relatives say Florida woman is missing from cruise ship off Italy's coast

MIAMI, Jul. 30, 2006
Authorities were investigating the disappearance of a Florida woman from a cruise ship sailing along the coast of Italy, relatives said.

Family members identified the woman as Elizabeth Kay Galeana, 22, of Naples, Fla., reported missing Tuesday from Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean confirmed only that the missing woman was from the United States and would not identify her, spokesman Michael Sheehan said Saturday.

The ship was en route to Naples, Italy, from the port of Civitavecchia, near Rome, according to Royal Caribbean.

Galeana was last seen on the ship around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the company. She was reported missing by her sister about seven hours later, and several onboard announcements and searches were carried out, the company said.

Italian authorities conducted air and sea searches but had called off their efforts.

Galeana is the daughter of Frank Galeana, owner of the Galeana Automotive Group dealership in Florida, South Carolina and Michigan.

"We know that she is missing, but that's really all we know," John Scanlan, a sales manager at Galeana Chrysler and Jeep in Fort Myers, told The Associated Press on Saturday.

A woman who answered the phone at the Michigan home of Frank Galeana declined comment.

awakening2lite
02-21-2008, 01:59 PM
EXCERPT

Elizabeth was last seen at approximately 12:30am on Tuesday July 25, when she joined her parents to sleep in their stateroom. At that time the ship was at sea, about 100 miles off the coast of Italy, sailing from near Rome Italy to Naples, Italy.

Elizabeth was reported missing by her sister at approximately 7:30am Tuesday, after the vessel berthed at Naples cruise terminal.


Update

Update: August 17, 2006

Italian authorities found a body in the water near Ponza. They say the body is the correct sex and age for Elizabeth, and scars found match those described by family. An autopsy was performed, and it was confirmed to be Elizabeth. The official cause of death was drowning.

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