A strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing of a Viking ship replica that killed an American archaeologist, police said.
A strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing of a Viking ship replica earlier this week off Norway 's coast that killed a U.S. citizen, police said Thursday, describing it as a 'tragic accident' that did not constitute a criminal matter.The wooden replica, called Naddodd, was crossing the North Atlantic from the Faeroe Islands to Norway with an international team of six people.
The victim's body was found on Wednesday.Police have not released the name of the victim but Norwegian and Faeroese media identified her as 29-year-old archaeologist Karla Dana, from Florida.'Thrilled to be a part of this crew, fearlessly embarking on this Nordic voyage on a Viking ship replica across the North Sea, pushing through physical and mental limits to sail into history,' Dana had posted on her LinkedIn profile before the trip.
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