An American who went missing after falling overboard a Norwegian Pearl cruise ship might still be alive, U.S. Coast Guard officials believe.

There is a good chance Jennifer Seitz is still alive if she is in good physical condition and grabbed a flotation device before she fell, said Petty Officer Nick Ameen, a Coast Guard spokesman.

Water temperatures in the Gulf are relatively warm — somewhere in the mid-70s — so hypothermia would not pose a danger to her.

I would love for Jennifer to be found alive, but what are the chances that she managed to grab a flotation device as she fell off the ship?

Seitz, who may be a Houston resident, was last seen at roughly 8 p.m. EST Thursday, though her husband reportedly did not notice her missing until 3:50 a.m. the following morning.

Maybe there was foul play… I mean I’m pretty sure my husband would notice I was missing before 4am, but whatever.

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