Adrienne Vaughan, 45, was the president of Bloomsbury US, the British parent company confirmed to CNN, and she was traveling in Italy with her husband and two children, who survived the accident.
The captain of the Tortuga did not test positive for any substances and is not under investigation, the prosecutor’s office said.
Both boats were approaching the Fiordo di Furore area of the Amalfi Coast around 6 p.m. local time on Friday when the accident occurred.
Vaughan was thrown into the water and died after being injured by the Tortuga’s propellers, the Salerno prosecutor’s office confirmed.
The Amalfi Coast Guard unit responded to the accident.
Persons:
Harry Potter, Adrienne Vaughan, Marinella Guglielmotti, Vaughan
Organizations:
CNN, Bloomsbury US, Coast Guard, Salerno Port Authority
Locations:
British, Amalfi Coast, Salerno, Italy, Tortuga, Amalfi, Castiglione, U.S, Rome