Less than a month after welcoming its first cruise passengers, two Americans have died in drowning incidents on Carnival's new, private island in the Bahamas.

A 79-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman reportedly died in separate incidents on Friday at a "private tourist destination," the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a Facebook post.

First responders were told the man had become "unresponsive while snorkeling at a beach." He was pulled from the water by a lifeguard and given CPR, but did not survive.

The woman "became unresponsive while swimming in a pool," police said. She was assisted out of the water by a lifeguard and given CPR, but did not make it.

Autopsies are being performed as part of the investigations into what happened.

A Carnival spokesperson confirmed the deaths t

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