Coast Guard Halts Search for Woman Who Fell from Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search in the Gulf of Mexico for an Arlington woman missing from a cruise ship that sailed out of Galveston.

A Coast Guard statement said search and rescue coordinators suspended the search for 33-year-old Samantha Broberg that spanned 4,300 square miles after 20 hours at about 8:15 p.m. Sunday.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended search for a 33-year-old Samantha Broberg, an Arlington woman missing from the Carnival Liberty cruise ship that sailed out of Galveston.

The Coast Guard said earlier that its district command center in New Orleans was contacted by the master of the cruise ship Carnival Liberty.

Carnival Cruise Line said in a statement that people traveling with Broberg reported her missing Friday. Ship surveillance video showed a woman falling overboard about 2 a.m. Friday.

Carnival said she can be seen sitting on a deck railing then falling back into the water.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended search for a 33-year-old Arlington woman missing from a cruise ship that sailed out of Galveston.