"Michael Virgil, a 35-year-old from Southern California, died on board Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas cruise ship on Dec. 13, 2024. Virgil, of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, was traveling with his fiancee Connie Aguilar, their son and other family members to Ensenada, Mexico. A few hours after disembarking from Los Angeles, Virgil died while being detained by security personnel aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas cruise ship, court documents alleged."
"Last week, Aguilar filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida against Royal Caribbean Cruises. In the lawsuit, Aguilar's lawyers said Virgil purchased the cruise line's unlimited drink package and alleged that he was served at least 33 drinks while on board, as well as that security used excessive force while detaining him, causing his death. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has ruled Virgil's death a homicide, attributing his cause of death to "combined effects of mechanical asphyxia, obesity, cardiomegaly, and ethanol intoxication.""
Michael Virgil, 35, died aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas on Dec. 13, 2024, a few hours after disembarking from Los Angeles while being detained by ship security. His fiancée, Connie Aguilar, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida alleging Virgil was served at least 33 drinks after buying the ship's unlimited drink package and that security used excessive force while detaining him. The Los Angeles County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, citing "combined effects of mechanical asphyxia, obesity, cardiomegaly, and ethanol intoxication." Cruise-ship deaths occur annually, with studies and news outlets estimating dozens to about 200 deaths each year.
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