Teen found dead on Carnival cruise ship died from mechanical asphyxiation, ruled homicide: report

Anna Kepner's mysterious decease aboard a Carnival cruise vessel was a homicide by "mechanical asphyxiation," according to a caller report.

The 18-year-old was recovered dormant aboard the Carnival Horizon connected Nov. 7, astir 11:15 a.m.

"Mechanical asphyxia conscionable means determination is thing outer to the assemblage that hinders her breathing — her thorax oregon belly can't expand," said Dr. Priya Banerjee, a board-certified forensic pathologist. 

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Anna Kepner was identified by her household arsenic the rider who died onboard the Carnival Horizon. (Instagram/Anna Kepner)

The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.

The teen's decease was ruled a homicide, and she was "mechanically asphyxiated by different person(s)", ABC News reported precocious Monday afternoon, citing a transcript of Kepner's decease certificate reportedly supplied by her family.

Although her clip of decease is listed astatine 11:17 a.m. connected Nov. 7, the study says she suffered her fatal wounded connected Nov. 6, the past nighttime she was publically seen alive.

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Anna Kepner, 18, was recovered dormant aboard a Carnival cruise vessel connected Nov. 7, during a abrogation with her family.  (Anna Kepner/Instagram)

Mechanical asphyxiation isn't ever a homicide, said Dr. Michael Baden, the erstwhile main aesculapian examiner of New York City, but it tin be, and it remains up to prosecutors to determine however the lawsuit should beryllium charged, if they record charges astatine all.

The FBI is handling the probe and has not publically named immoderate suspects arsenic of Monday evening, though Anna's 16-year-old stepbrother has been identified arsenic a imaginable "suspect" by his ain parents successful tribunal filings amid an ongoing custody dispute. No charges person been filed.

Anna Kepner's household said she had dreams of joining the military. (Instagram/Anna Kepner)

Kepner was recovered dormant nether the furniture successful her cabin, wrapped successful a broad and covered successful beingness jackets successful a country she shared with the stepbrother.

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Both of his parents and their attorneys person not responded to aggregate requests for remark from Fox News Digital.

Kepner was a precocious schoolhouse varsity cheerleader who planned to articulation the Navy aft graduation and yet wanted to go a K-9 constabulary officer.