A tourist who was CEO of the American arm of the British publisher that launched Harry Potter in the UK was killed in a boating accident off Italy’s Amalfi Coast
Adrienne Vaughan, 45, was the president of Bloomsbury US, the British parent company confirmed to CNN, and she was traveling in Italy with her husband and two children, who survived the accident. The sailboat company confirmed by telephone to CNN its 45-meter boat, the Tortuga, had 80 guests on board, including Americans and Germans, when the tragedy occurred.
The captain of the Tortuga did not test positive for any substances and is not under investigation, the prosecutor’s office said. Both boats were approaching the Fiordo di Furore area of the Amalfi Coast around 6 p.m. local time on Friday when the accident occurred. Vaughan was thrown into the water and died after being injured by the Tortuga’s propellers, the Salerno prosecutor’s office confirmed. The Amalfi Coast Guard unit responded to the accident.
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