US coast guard searching for man who fell from cruise ship off Florida coast

The Carnival cruise line ship Carnival Magic in Cape Canaveral, Florida (John Raoux/AP/PA)

The US coast guard said Tuesday that it is searching for a man who fell from a cruise ship off the coast of Florida.

The 35-year-old passenger fell from the Carnival Magic ship about 185 miles (300 kilometres) east of Jacksonville on Monday, the service said in a statement. The coast guard is searching from the air and water.