A toddler has died after ‘being dropped’ from the 11th floor of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.

The 19-month-old, from Indiana, plunged 150 feet to the dock in San Juan, Puerto Rico yesterday afternoon.

Her grandfather is believed to have slipped while holding her, and dropped her from a window on the Freedom of the Seas.

The newspaper said police were investigating the circumstances of the death.

Elmer Román, from the Department of Public Security, told Primera Hora that the family had not been interviewed.

He told the paper it was a ‘sad and tragic scene’ and that one of the grandparents had lifted the girl to the window as part of a ‘game’.

A Royal Caribbean spokesperson said: ‘We are deeply saddened by yesterday’s tragic incident, and our hearts go out to the family.

‘We’ve made our Care Team available to assist the family with any resources they need. Out of respect for their privacy, we do not plan to comment further on the incident.’

They earlier said: ‘We are assisting local authorities in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as they make inquiries after an incident aboard Freedom of the Seas earlier today.’

Freedom of the Seas, which can accommodate nearly 5,000 people, was ending a week-long Caribbean cruise taking in Antigua, St Lucia and Barbados at the time.

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