MIAMI, FL. (THECOUNT) — Brian Rice has been identified as the Brownsburg, Indiana man killed after falling from a balcony to the deck below while aboard Caribbean cruise ship “Carnival Horizon,” according to reports.
Rice, 32, fell to his death from a Carnival cruise ship balcony last Friday as he and his wife Diane were returning from the six-night dream cruise.
The ship’s medical crews responded, but he died of his injuries.
Miami-Dade police told FOX59 that homicide detectives responded to the ship when it docked on Saturday for a death investigation.
The medical examiner determined his dead was caused by a blunt force injury and ruled it as accidental, but the police investigation is ongoing. At this time, it’s unclear how Rice fell.
His body is still in Miami pending funeral arrangements.
Diane told us her husband was an amazing man who would help anyone at the drop of a dime. He was the best husband and father to their twin boys.
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Geo quick facts: Brownsburg is a town in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 21,285 at the 2010 Census, an increase from 14,520 in 2000. As of 2018 the estimated population was 26,397. In 2009, Brownsburg was ranked #33 on CNN Money Magazine’s list of America’s best small towns – Wikipedia.
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