Faster Pussycat Fiancée Dies Going Overboard on ’80s Cruise

Kimberly Burch, the fiancée of Quicker Pussycat frontman Taime Downe, has died after going overboard on the primary evening of The ‘80s Cruise, a nostalgia-themed music cruise that includes performances from Quicker Pussycat, Warrant, Dokken, Firehouse, Squeeze, Adam Ant, Tiffany, and Males at Work.

In response to TMZ, the incident occurred round 11 p.m. on March 3, aboard the Royal Caribbean Explorer of the Seas. A search operation was launched, involving the ship’s crew and two close by vessels, however Burch was not discovered.

Burch’s mom, Carnell Burch, instructed TMZ that her daughter had been concerned in a heated argument with Downe earlier than going overboard. Nonetheless, she emphasised that Kimberly “wouldn’t purposefully harm herself.” Authorities haven’t but confirmed whether or not she fell by accident or jumped.

A spokesperson for Royal Caribbean Group instructed THR: “Our crew instantly launched a search and rescue effort, is working with native authorities, and we’re offering help and help to the visitor’s household throughout this tough time. To respect the privateness of our friends’ household, we have now no further particulars to share.”

A U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson stated the ship was roughly 20 miles from Freeport, Bahamas, when the incident occurred.

A Fb put up from Burch’s household on Tuesday stated she “might be enormously missed by all that knew and liked her,” and requested for prayers “throughout this time for our household as we attempt to wrap our minds round this heartbreaking tragedy.”

Downe and Burch had reportedly been collectively for six to seven years. Simply final month, Burch shared a heartfelt Valentine’s Day put up that includes photographs of the couple, writing, “Completely satisfied Each Day! Out of your first whats up to me, I fell head over heels in love. You’re my Valentine every single day of my life. We’re a twister at instances and pure uncooked love. I wouldn’t have it every other method. We do us like no different. I like you with my complete coronary heart and soul.”

Quicker Pussycat, fashioned within the mid-Nineteen Eighties, turned one of many defining acts of the glam steel period, promoting over two million albums worldwide and touring with rock legends like Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Weapons N’ Roses, and Kiss.