The incident occurred near the Bahamas off San Salvador Island on the Icon of the Seas cruise ship, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Around 7:30 p.m. local time, a 35-year-old South African man allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old South African woman multiple times, police said.

According to the Royal Bahamian Police, per the outlet, the man allegedly stabbed another crew member, identified as a 28-year-old South African woman, “multiple times” before fleeing and jumping into the water. He was later found unresponsive in the ocean and pronounced dead by onboard medical staff.

The 35-year-old man stabbed a 28-year-old woman “multiple times," according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.