Edmund David Rucker had been on a week-long Royal Caribbean cruise that left Galveston, Texas, when he died during a stop in Honduras.
Edmund David Rucker, a father of four, reportedly died after jumping off a pier and sustaining a blow to the head in Roatan, Honduras.A GoFundMe page set up to support the Rucker family described him as their"hero and patriarch."
An American father-of-four who was traveling on a cruise ship with his family reportedly died after jumping off a pier during a stop in Honduras. Edmund David Rucker had been on a week-long Royal Caribbean cruise that left Galveston, Texas, on March 12, reported Cruise Law News, which is run by maritime lawyer Jim Walker.docked at Roatan, an island off the Honduras coast., a Royal Caribbean spokesperson said:"While ashore in Roatan, Honduras, a guest sailing on boardsadly passed away. Royal Caribbean International is providing support and assistance to the guest's loved ones at this time.
A federal law known as the Death On the High Seas Act governs deaths in international waters, but limits damages to the pecuniary losses suffered by qualifying family members of the victim, Cruise Law News noted.
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