An American tourist died after a boat bound for a private island sank in the Bahamas

• An American tourist died after a ferry sank in the Bahamas. 
• The 74-year-old woman was given CPR before she was pronounced dead. 
• The ferry was headed to Blue Lagoon Island in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas.

An American tourist died after a ferry with over 100 passengers sank in the Bahamas on Tuesday morning, the Associated Press reported, citing local police. The ferry sank en route to Blue Lagoon Island, a private island in the capital of Nassau.

The tourist, a 74-year-old woman from Broomfield, Colorado, had been planning to travel with her family for five days, Chrislyn Skippings, the chief superintendent of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, told the AP.