NEW YORK — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Virginia man who fell from a cruise ship balcony earlier this week.
Ronnie Peale Jr., 35, went overboard from a Carnival Magic cruise ship traveling off the coast of Florida on Monday, the Coast Guard said.
"The decision to suspend the active search efforts pending further development is never one we take lightly," Coast Guard District Seven search and rescue mission coordinator Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hooper said in a statement."We offer our most sincere condolences to Mr. Peale's family and friends." Peale's companion reported him missing late Monday afternoon and"an initial review of closed circuit security footage confirms that he leaned over the railing of his stateroom balcony and dropped into the water at approximately 4:10 a.m. Monday," Carnival Cruise Line said in a statement to ABC News.
"It's not like he was like jumping, like you know, it wasn't like that at all," Blosser told the station.
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