Selena Pau Pres, 40, went overboard from the M/V Celebrity Solstice in the upper Lynn Canal about 20 miles northwest of Juneau in the early morning of May 17, 2022. Ship cameras recorded her going into the water at around 3:00 a.m. The water temperature was about 41 degrees Fahrenheit.

The U.S. Coast Guard was notified at approximately 3:00 a.m. A search involving an Air Station Sitka helicopter, a Juneau response boat, the Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur and the cruise ship’s own search boats covered 68 square nautical miles for more than nine hours, but Selena was not found. Based on environmental conditions, estimated survival time was just over six hours, and the Coast Guard suspended the active search. The Alaska State Troopers and the Alaska Bureau of Investigation opened a death investigation; Selena’s body was never recovered.

The cruise ship continued its itinerary after the search was called off, and questions remain about events leading up to the fall. If anyone was on that sailing or has information about Selena’s time aboard, please share what was seen or heard.