A woman in her 80s has been found dead after failing to board a cruise ship anchored off an island in the Great Barrier Reef.

Queensland police confirmed the woman had died on Lizard Island, about 240km from Cairns. Her death was described as “sudden and non-suspicious”.

“The woman was reported missing to the police on 25 October, after failing to board a vessel in waters off Queensland earlier on Saturday,” police said in a statement. “A report will be prepared for the coroner.”

The 80-year-old was a passenger on Coral Expeditions cruise ship the Coral Adventurer, which had just embarked on a 60-night cruise circumnavigating Australia. Fares for the full voyage start in the tens of thousands of dollars. Map showing Lizard Island off the coast of Queensland

The ship, which can accommo

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