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An unidentified adult man was injured while using the slide on a Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas ship on Aug. 7
The slide malfunctioned while the passenger was using it, with a section of the glass panel breaking
The scary incident was captured on camera
A Royal Caribbean cruise guest has been left with injuries following a malfunction on the ship’s water slide.
The incident occurred on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas when the acrylic glass panel broke while the passenger was using the slide on Thursday, Aug. 7, according to ABC News.
While the identity of the person has remained hidden, the man is reportedly in stable condition, the outlet reported.
Footage of the incident captured water gushing out of the section of the slide where the glass broke, per CBS News.
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Royal Caribbean Cruise slide malfunctions, loses glass panel on Aug. 7.
The video was captured by Jim Muldoon, showcasing passengers yelling and shouting, “Stop the slide. Stop the slide,” according to the outlet.
In a statement issued to PEOPLE, Royal Caribbean Group said, “Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest passed through the slide.”
“The guest is being treated for his injuries,” they added.
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Royal Caribbean Cruise guest was injured after a slide malfunction on Aug. 7.
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The Royal Caribbean Group did not reveal how severe the guest’s injuries were.
“The water slide is closed for the remainder of the sailing pending an investigation,” officials concluded.
The cruise will be returning to Miami by Saturday, according to CBS News.
Thursday’s incident comes after another cruise passenger on Icon of the Seas fell over the glass railing of an infinity pool last month.
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Royal Caribbean’s ‘Icon of the Seas’ world’s largest cruise ship in February 2024.
PEOPLE previously reported that the man was trying to retrieve his glasses on Sunday, July 27.
In an Instagram video shared by Only in Florida, the person was seen with his upper body hanging over the edge of the glass railing with his legs up in the air before falling over the railing.
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“A guest accidentally fell onto the pool gutter after reaching over to retrieve their sunglasses,” a spokesperson for Royal Caribbean Group told PEOPLE at the time. “Our crew immediately attended to the guest and fortunately the guest did not experience any injuries.”
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