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Anna Kepner died from asphyxiation while aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise, ABC News reports

Kepner's body was found under a bed by cruise staff on Nov. 8

One of her step-siblings may be facing a criminal charge but police have not said whether it's in connection to her death

Anna Kepner , the teen found dead on a cruise ship in the Caribbean earlier this month, died from asphyxiation, ABC News reports , citing sources close to the investigation.

Kepner, 18, was found dead under a bed on a Carnival cruise ship on Nov. 8. Now, investigators have preliminarily ruled that the teen died as a result of asphyxiation from a bar hold — or an arm held across the neck, ABC reports. PEOPLE has not independently verified the report.

Kepner's body showed no signs of sexual assa

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