CROATIA — A British woman on a cruise ship in the Adriatic Sea fell into the water approximately 60 miles off the coast of Croatia and reportedly spent 10 hours treading water before being rescued. <br />The 46-year-old, who some local media identified as Kay Longstaff, said, "I fell off the back of the Norwegian Star and I was in the water for 10 hours, so these wonderful guys rescued me," in an interview with Croatia's state television network HRT. <br />According to the Washington Post, she declined to tell reporters how she fell off the cruise ship. <br /><br />The cruise company is expected to examine closed-circuit camera footage in order to determine the events leading up to the incident. <br />The company said the woman went overboard as the ship was headed to Venice. The ship was stopped and a search mounted after crew realized someone had fallen overboard. <br />Croatian navy and coast guard were also alerted. The navy used a PC-9 aircraft and a patrol boat. <br /><br />Kay was spotted around 9:40 p.m. in the sea and rescued five minutes later. <br />She was taken to a hospital in Pula, Croatia and is in stable condition.<br /><br />According to the Guardian, the incident is under investigation and the British embassy in Croatia has been informed.
