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- Age: 18 years old in 2009
- Resides in Hammond, LouisianaWAFB Channel 9: Friends and Family Pray for Missing Teen (May 26, 2009)
- Graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Hammond, Louisiana
- Played soccer and ran track
- Fell overboard during a Carnival Fantasy cruise on Sunday, May 25, 2009
- Time of fall: About 9:45 p.m.USAToday.com: Search Continues for Carnival Fantasy Passenge (May 26, 2009)
- Fell off of the 10th deckWAFB Channel 9: Friends and Family Pray for Missing Teen (May 26, 2009)
- Coast Guard was still searching on Monday, May 26, 2009
- Fell over the rails about 150 miles south of FloridaUSAToday.com: Search Continues for Carnival Fantasy Passenge (May 26, 2009)
- Cruise departed from New Orleans
- Cruise was destined for Key West and Nassau
- Was to return to New Orleans on May 30, 2009USAToday.com: Search Continues for Carnival Fantasy Passenge (May 26, 2009)
- The Carnival Fantasy cruise was a seven-day tripUSAToday.com: Search Continues for Carnival Fantasy Passenge (May 26, 2009)
- About 35 fellow classmates were on the cruise
- Parents were chaperones on the cruise
- Plans on attending Louisiana State University in the fall of 2009WAFB Channel 9: Friends and Family Pray for Missing Teen (May 26, 2009)
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Bruce O'Krepki, age 18, from Louisiana, fell over the rails of a Carnival Fantasy cruise on Sunday, May 25, 2009. O'Krepki had been on the cruise, accompanied by his parents, to celebrate his graduation from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Hammond. The teen was active in running track and soccer.USAToday.com: Search Continues for Carnival Fantasy Passenge (May 26, 2009)
The U.S. Coast Guard continued to search for O'Krepki on Monday, May 26, 2009.USAToday.com: Search Continues for Carnival Fantasy Passenge (May 26, 2009)
