Miami police: Italian electrician on cruise ship dies in accident on elevator

MIAMI – Police and a cruise company say an Italian electrician aboard the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship was killed while working on an elevator during the final leg of a three-day cruise from Miami.

Miami-Dade police Det. Marjorie Eloi says 66-year-old Jose Sandoval Opazo of Liguria, Italy, died Sunday as a result of an apparent accident. In a news release, she said he was an electrician on the 2,056-passenger cruise ship.

Police and the cruise line are investigating the cause and have released no further details.

In a statement, the Miami-based cruise line says the accident occurred on an elevator.

The company says a full investigation is underway.

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