Katherine Rees says family ‘shocked and saddened’ that ship left Lizard Island ‘without my mum, Suzanne’

Police say death was ‘sudden and non-suspicious’ after search and rescue operation launched

The ship's crew realised the 80-year-old was missing several hours after they had left the island

The woman, aged in her eighties, is said to have been hiking a steep trail on Lizard Island but did not return to the cruise ship

A woman in her 80s was found dead on an Australian island after being left behind by her cruise ship. Authorities call her death "sudden and non-suspicious."

Suzanne Rees, 80, was found dead on Lizard Island a day after her cruise ship the Coral Adventurer left without her

Katherine Rees said her mum, 80, had fallen ill during a hike on a remote Australian island and was told to return to the ship by herself.

Katherine Rees says family ‘shocked and saddened’ that ship left Lizard Island ‘without my mum, Suzanne’

The daughter of an 80-year-old woman left behind by a cruise ship on an Australian island said her mother died due to a lack of "care and common sense."

Five hours after the Coral Adventurer left Lizard Island without the 80-year-old, it turned back. Her body was found the next day, and her family want answers

The Coral Adventurer was just two days into a 60-day voyage at the time of Suzanne Rees' death.

The Coral Adventurer will return to Cairns, as investigations into Suzanne Rees’ death continue

Authorities say action will be taken against cruise operator if any wrongdoing is identified