BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Friends who knew and loved 18-year-old Anna Kepner are distraught.

Kepner — whose death is part of an FBI investigation after reports that she died on a Carnival cruise ship on Nov. 8 — was known as someone with a happy, bubbly personality who enjoyed volunteering at her grandparents' 55+ community.

Her cause of death is not known at this time.

What we know:

In a statement to FOX 35 News, Carnival Cruise Line confirmed that its Carnival Horizon ship returned to PortMiami on Saturday morning, Nov. 8, 2025, following the death of a passenger. Few details on the nature of the investigation or the circumstances of the death have been released.

Both the FBI and Carnival Cruise Line confirmed that the FBI opened an investigation after a passenger aboard Carnival's

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