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FBI Probes Death of 18-Year-Old Cruise Passenger

12/17/2025

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Anna Kepner, 18, died from mechanical asphyxia.
A video from the Carnival Horizon Sail Away Party in Miami on November 2 shows Kepner dancing with fellow passengers.
Kepner was found dead in her cabin on November 7.
The FBI is investigating after a family court dispute implicates Kepner's 16-year-old stepbrother.
Kepner was a senior at Temple Christian School in Titusville, Florida, who planned to enlist in the U.S. Navy.

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Anna Kepner, 18, died from mechanical asphyxia.
A video from the Carnival Horizon Sail Away Party in Miami on November 2 shows Kepner dancing with fellow passengers.
Kepner was found dead in her cabin on November 7.
The FBI is investigating after a family court dispute implicates Kepner's 16-year-old stepbrother.
Kepner was a senior at Temple Christian School in Titusville, Florida, who planned to enlist in the U.S. Navy.