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Bruce O'Krepki Recent H.S. Graduate Falls Overboard From Ship

by Pat Garcia | May 25, 2009 at 07:48 pm

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Update: May 27th

The search for Bruce O'Krepki ended on Tuesday night. There are eyewitness who report seeing a teenager jumping off the cruise ship Sunday night.

After an exhaustive search effort to find Bruce O'Krepki, the difficult decision to suspend search was made.

Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. May they be filled with the Lord's peace that goes beyond any understanding.

May 25th

A search plane, helicopter and Coast Guard are searching for O'Krepki who recently graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School where he ran track and played soccer.
Family and friends were gathered at church in Hammond La. praying for his rescue.

The Coast Guard was searching Gulf of Mexico waters Monday for an 18-year-old recent high school graduate from Louisiana who fell overboard from a cruise ship.

Bruce O'Krepki went over the rails off the Carnival Fantasy at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, about 150 miles southwest of Tampa, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said late Monday it would continue the search overnight.

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Uwe Paschen

at 21:06 on May 25th, 2009

Thank you for the post Pat.

Amy Judd

at 17:03 on May 27th, 2009

Why did he do this I wonder? So he jumped off the ship? This is so sad, that's never the answer.

Shelly Kimball (not verified)

at 17:41 on May 30th, 2009

I was on this boat with my daughter, and some of her friends for their Senior trip. It was so sad knowing that this happened on our trip. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. I cannot imagine how this must feel.

terry drachenberg (not verified)

at 20:17 on May 31st, 2009

I was on the ship when this happen, it is so sad that someone so young would do something like this. But u never know whats going to happen. My heart go out to the family and friends,that night i wish and prayed that they would find his body.Yall will be in my prayer.