The passenger who died aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship has been identified as 18-year-old Anna Kepner.

Kepner was traveling on the ship’s route from Miami to the Caribbean when she died, the FBI said. The ship arrived at PortMiami on Saturday, and the FBI’s Miami field office has opened an investigation into her death, which remains under federal review.

Her family told ABC News she was a straight-A student from Titusville, Florida, and described her as a joyful, kindhearted young woman with a bright future ahead.

“When she walked into a room, she would light it up,” her family told ABC News. “If you were sad, she’d make you laugh. She would joke around and be the funniest little person in school.”

Carnival Cruise Line confirmed her death in a statement, saying, “Our focus is o

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