Source: The Independent
An adult guest was injured Thursday after a waterslide malfunction aboard Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas.
An acrylic glass panel broke off while the guest was passing through the slide during an eastern Caribbean cruise from Miami, the liner said in a statement.
The guest received medical care, although the severity of their injuries is unknown at this time.
“Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide,” a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson said. “The guest is being treated for his injuries.”
Fellow guests shared videos of water rushing out through a hole in the broken panel of the slide on social media. Panic-stricken people can be heard screaming for operators to “stop the slide.”
In a clip, captured by Jim Muldoon, he asks if the person fell out of the slide, to which someone else replies, “Yes, they did.”
The waterslide is closed while the company investigates the incident.
The ship left Miami on August 2 for an eastern Caribbean trip and is set to return to Florida on Saturday.
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