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[jayjoans]

I'm going to bet she was involved with something/someone she shouldn't have been, but unfortunately this will get blown out of proportion by many.

Cruise Ship Musician Found Dead in Cozumel - FoxNews.com

 

[deborahdelamar]

Wow. What a difference between Fox's report and the Cozumel press.

According to local reports, investigators think that the death was due to a lover's quarrel between lesbian crew members.

The working theory is that she was beaten to the point of unconsciousness by her assailant who may have thought she was dead and then thrown into the sea which resulted in death by drowning.

A foreign, injured, female -- whose behavior was aggressive & suspicious and who stated that she came off a cruise ship -- was detained in Cancun for questioning about the incident.

Royal Caribbean confirmed that someone other than the victim did not return to the ship before it left Cozumel.

The body was spotted floating offshore near Punta Tormentos by a local who was standing on land and it's possible that the crime occurred elsewhere.

Of course, all of the above info may be out of date due to publishing lags.

 

[jayjoans]

I posted it here only because it was front page on Fox and many of us already have a hard time convincing our friends and loved ones that visiting Cozumel is not as dangerous as they've been led to believe by the press. I figured you'd rather know about the story when it is brought up.

Thanks Deb, there is always much more to these stories.

 

[Charlie99]

Wow. What a difference between Fox's report and the Cozumel press.

What difference did you find, other than Fox reporting the known facts about another person receiving medical aid, and not speculating about a lover's quarrel?

 

[Karibelle]

What difference did you find, other than Fox reporting the known facts about another person receiving medical aid, and not speculating about a lover's quarrel?

Other than that the Fox article makes Cozumel sound like a super dangerous place where tourists are victims of violent crime (three times they told us that) when they come ashore from their cruise ship?

 

[Ripple in still water]

Well, pigs will be spotted in American skies tonight, what with me defending Fox News and all, but the article did say the following:

"Cozumel, one of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations, is far removed from the drug gang violence plaguing the country's northern border with the U.S. and parts of its Pacific coast. Violence is rare on the island off the Yucatan peninsula, known for its clear blue seas, scuba diving and snorkeling."

That actually strikes me as "fair and balanced" (cue snowball melting in the nether regions).

 

[deborahdelamar]

The report leaves the reader with the idea that the woman was victim of a violent crime by person(s) unknown in a remote area of the island. Makes for a dramatic story but not enough is known to draw those conclusions. Local reports, if they are to be believed, say that the victim more than likely knew her attacker and no one knows where it happened, only where the body was found -- off a point of undeveloped land south of the cruise piers and north of the most popular beach on the island, Playa San Francisco. The ME hasn't released an estimated TOD and it's public knowledge that there are good ocean currents off the coast...

While the info about drug violence in MX & re-routed cruise ships isn't directly related to the story, the writer couldn't help but include it.

 

[MMM]

While the info about drug violence in MX & re-routed cruise ships isn't directly related to the story, the writer couldn't help but include it.

The story is probably written by more than one individual. A reporter files a story, an editor pulls something (somewhat) related from other stories, sometimes from a newswire. And then writes a headline.

 

[Charlie99]

We don't appear to be reading the same news article.

The report leaves the reader with the idea that the woman was victim of a violent crime by person(s) unknown in a remote area of the island. Makes for a dramatic story but not enough is known to draw those conclusions.

The news article quotes information from both the cruise line and from the attorney general of Quintana Roo. The statement about "remote area of the island" was a direct quotation of the statement by the cruise line and was identified as such. (That's what those " " marks are for, along with 'A Royal Caribbean statement' and 'the statement said'.)

Local reports, if they are to be believed, say that the victim more than likely knew her attacker and no one knows where it happened, only where the body was found -- off a point of undeveloped land south of the cruise piers and north of the most popular beach on the island, Playa San Francisco.

The news report also mentioned that theory (Martinez is the spokewoman for Royal Caribbean cruise line; Alor is the attorney general; Markiewicz is the victim):

The attorney general said Markiewicz left the ship with an unidentified companion who was located Sunday at a Cancun hospital. Alor said authorities were trying to determine what Markiewicz and the companion were doing when the Polish woman died.

However, Martinez said the company had no knowledge of a second missing crew member or passenger.

She said a guest left the ship Friday "but it was for medical attention, which she received at a local hospital."

"She was not related to the crew member. The two incidents are not related," Martinez said.

Read more: Cruise Ship Musician Found Dead in Cozumel - FoxNews.com

It looks to me like Fox reported both what the AG was saying (which is similar to your local story) and what the cruise line is saying. Furthermore, who was saying what, and that there is conflicting information was very clear.

Perhaps you would like Fox to only report the AG version, but a reputable reporter gives the whole story, particularly if there is uncertainty and most definitely if there is conflicting information.

 

[caseybird]

The Fox story was fair. And that's the last time I'll say THAT.