The daughter of an elderly woman who died alone on a remote Australian island after her cruise ship left her behind is accusing the ship's crew of a “failure of care and common sense.”

Suzanne Rees, 80, had been hiking Saturday on Lizard Island off the coast of Queensland with fellow passengers from the Coral Adventurer, but became separated from the group and didn’t return to the ship before it departed the island.

She was reported missing later that night after “failing to board the vessel,” Queensland Police said in a statement.

Once the crew realized she was absent, the cruise ship returned to the island and a large-scale search operation was stepped up.

The woman's body was found by the rescue teams on Sunday morning, police said. No details have been released about the cause of d

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