Dilek Ertek, the rich proprietor of the Tiffany jewelry empire in Turkey, has fallen off the Norwegian Spirit to her dying throughout a South Sea Islands cruise vacation.

Ms Ertek, 71, plunged to her dying when fell off the ship at 3am off the coast of Tahiti. It has been reported that jewelry had been stolen from the protected in her cabin and her Swiss boyfriend took 20 hours to report her lacking.

Turkish newspaper Sabah have revealed that Ms Ertek’s household are urging police to research Ms Ertek’s 74-year-old boyfriend, who’s at the moment unnamed. In response to the tycoon’s son Gokce Atuk, jewelry had gone lacking from the protected in her mom’s cabin.

Ms Ertek has been a distributor of Tiffany jewelry in Turkey for greater than 20 years. She was born in Istanbul and studied diamonds on the Gemological Institute of America in New York. She opened the primary Tiffany retailer in Istanbul in 1995.

Investigations into her dying have been baffled over how Ms Ertek, who’s simply 157cm tall and a teetotaller, was in a position to fall over a one metre-high railing within the balcony of her cabin.

The seek for Ms Ertek’s physique has been referred to as off and her boyfriend has returned to Switzerland.

Ms Ertek boarded the ship on October 24 in Papeete Island, French Polynesia on 24 October to have a good time her birthday in Bora Bora on 5 November.

Captain Mustafa Can reportedly commented: “It’s troublesome to fall from this kind of passenger and cruise ship.”

Legal professionals for Ms Etek have been arguing that the investigation is Tahiti’s accountability because it was the closest nation to the place the incident occurred. Her legal professionals are additionally reportedly making ready to file a swimsuit in opposition to the cruise line.

Sabah newspaper reported {that a} native officer mentioned on social media that the occasions of the dying have been puzzling.

The native officer mentioned:”Precautions are considered proper from the shipbuilding section. Balconies are made completely of glass and have railings. Their top simply reaches the chest degree of a medium-sized particular person.

“It’s not doable to fall. As a way to leap, it is advisable to make an effort as a result of it’s not simple to place your foot on [the balcony]. It’s important to get on [a] chair. It’s additionally unlikely that somebody intoxicated will fall.”

A spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Line advised the NY Publish in an e mail: “On Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2022, Norwegian Spirit was notified {that a} 68-year-old feminine visitor went overboard whereas the ship was crusing within the Pacific Ocean on its technique to French Polynesia.

“The authorities have been notified and the USA Coast Guard carried out a search and rescue operation. The investigation is ongoing and we’ll share updates as applicable. Our ideas and prayers are together with her family members throughout this troublesome time.”