An 80-year-old woman died on a remote tropical island over the weekend after the cruise ship she was traveling on left without her.

Suzanne Rees was on the second day of a 60-day trip around Australia on the Coral Adventurer cruise ship when she went hiking with other passengers along Lizard Island.

Located off of the Queensland coast, the resort island is known for its natural scenery and luxury accommodations.

According to the BBC, the ship left the island around sunset Saturday but came back hours later after it discovered Rees was missing.

Queensland police said her body was discovered on Sunday and that her death was “sudden and non-suspicious.” It is not known yet when she died, what the cause of death was or why no one noticed her missing before the ship left.

The Australian

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