Brit falls off cruise in Adriatic near island as desperate search is launched
HOPE is dwindling for a missing Brit who plunged 100ft from a cruise ship as the desperate search to find him enters the fourth day.A young Brit is believed to have plunged 100ft from the Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas cruise shipCroatian Air Force jets and volunteer boats have now joined the search operation, which was extended on Sunday by the National Center for Search and Rescue at Sea.
Rescuers explained that survival in these conditions was more likely due to the warm water - and they vowed not to give up.: "We don't know the condition of the young man who fell into the sea, but given that he is young, it is possible that he could survive even longer.But Sanjin Dumanic, the president of the Association of Croatian Associations of Sea Captains told national broadcaster HTV that hope is dwindling.
The missing Brit fell into the Adriatic sea from a height of more than 100ft at around 4.30am local time.
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