Teen found dead on Carnival cruise ship died of asphyxiation resulting from restraint at bar: Source
Anna Kepner, a teenager who was found dead on a Carnival Horizon cruise ship this month, died of asphyxiation as a result of a bar restraint (an arm over the neck), a source briefed on the investigation told ABC News on Friday.
Investigators also found two bruises on the side of his neck, the source said.
The FBI has continued to decline to comment, citing the ongoing investigation. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office declined to comment Friday.
The family of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was reported dead while aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on Saturday, says they will remember her as a happy, cheerful and straight-A student with a bright future ahead of her.
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According to the source, preliminary information indicates there were no signs of sexual assault and there did not appear to be any drugs or alcohol inside. Kepner system. Autopsy and toxicology reports that could confirm those details have not been completed.
The 18-year-old entertainer from Titusville, Florida, was reported dead while aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on November 8.
Kepner was found dead under a bed, wrapped in a blanket and covered in life jackets, according to a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation.
A court filing in an unrelated family court matter noted that Kepner’s stepbrother could face charges.
The document says the FBI is conducting an investigation “following the sudden death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner.”
Shauntel Hudson, Kepner’s stepmother, who was also on the cruise along with her children and Kepner’s father, requested a delay in her custody hearing because one of her minor children could face criminal charges, according to the filing.
