College Student Tragically Falls to Death on Florida Island

A tragedy struck as a young woman from New Jersey lost her life while vacationing in Florida with friends, touring ancient ruins, as per reports.

Victoria Zardoya, aged 20, reportedly fell fatally while exploring Fort Dade on Egmont Key, Florida, on Friday.

This secluded island, nestled at the entrance of Tampa Bay, can only be reached by boat.

Zardoya was known to be a good friend of Milania Guidice, the daughter of Teresa Guidice from “Real Housewives of New Jersey.”

The Guidice family has been posting tributes and condolences on various social media platforms, E! News reported.

A woman named Victoria Silberbusch, who said she was a friend of Zardoya, created a lengthy post on social media detailing her account of the alleged incident.

Silberbusch said Zardoya fell from the ruins while the group of friends was on a boating tour of the island.

She described Zardoya’s injuries as “brutal” and maintains that “no one hesitated” to jump into action to render aid to the victim.

After the group called 911 and sent flares from boats, paramedics reportedly responded by boat and a medical helicopter flew the victim to a nearby hospital.

The victim reportedly died of her injuries two days later.

“Victoria was never alone. From the moment she fell, every person there did everything within their power to help her,” Silberbusch said.

According to calls for service logs from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, it appears the agency responded to an incident on Egmont Key on Friday just before 5 p.m. and cleared out the event by 11:16 p.m. on the same day.

News Media has requested a copy of the incident report from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.