Dad dies after horrifying cruise ship accident while celebrating his son’s wedding
Pastor Steve Junker of Minnesota suffered a spinal cord injury and nearly drowned in a pool aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship while celebrating his son's wedding in Italy.
TL;DR
- Pastor Steve Junker died following a severe spinal cord injury and near-drowning incident on the Sun Princess cruise ship.
- The accident occurred on August 16th while Junker was in Italy celebrating his son's wedding.
- He was found unresponsive in a pool and subsequently transferred to a hospital in Naples.
- Junker underwent emergency spinal surgery but his injury remained severe.
- He was later transported to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for additional medical treatment.
- He passed away on September 4th, surrounded by his family.