Yoga fitness and singing helped a British woman survive for 10 hours in the sea after falling from a cruise ship, she is reported to have told a rescuer.
The passenger, named in reports as Kay Longstaff, was pulled from the Adriatic Sea on Sunday morning, having fallen from the back of the Norwegian Star as it sailed 60 miles off the Croatian coast on Saturday.
The 46-year-old said she felt “very lucky” to have survived the ordeal and thanked her “wonderful” rescuers as she was taken to a hospital in the Croatian town of Pula.
Ms Longstaff reportedly fell from an aft deck of the Norwegian Cruise Line vessel as it sailed for Venice late on Sunday night.
She added: “I am very lucky to be alive.
David Radas, Croatian Ministry of Maritime Affairs spokesman, said that by checking CCTV rescuers knew the exact moment Ms Longstaff fell in the water.
“Because they knew the time, they were able to know the exact position of the ship,” he told The Sun.
Lovro Oreskovic, captain of the Cavtat rescue ship, said they were “extremely happy for saving a human life”.
It is understood the UK Foreign Office has been in contact with both the cruise line and Croatian port authorities since the rescue.