India, Oct. 30 -- An Australian woman in her 80s has been found dead on Lizard Island, a remote island off the coast of Queensland, after the cruise ship she was travelling on departed without noticing her absence. Authorities said the woman's body was located on Sunday morning following a search after she failed to re-board the expedition cruise ship Coral Adventurer earlier in the day. Coral Adventurer, the cruise ship, had stopped at Lizard Island on Saturday as part of a 60-day luxury cruise around Australia.

According to Australian media reports, the woman separated from her group during a hike on the island and did not return by the ship's scheduled departure. She had separated from the group of fellow passengers to take a rest whi...