But many questions remain about Longstaff’s ordeal, including how she got into the water and how she was able to survive for almost half a day. She declined to tell reporters how she fell off the cruise ship or what happened in the moments just before.<doc-sep>Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice An 'exhausted' British woman who spent 10 HOURS in the sea after falling off a cruise ship says yoga and singing helped her survive the terrifying ordeal. The 46-year-old, named in reports as Kay Longstaff, passed the hours in the freezing water by singing so she wouldn't feel the cold. She also credits her fitness from practising yoga as another reason for her miraculous survival. She was pulled to safety from the Adriatic Sea at around 9.30am on Sunday morning after going overboard just after midnight from the Norwegian Star cruise ship near Croatia. (Image: Twitter/Kay Longstaff) (Image: Facebook/Kay Longstaff) Dramatic pictures show the end of her ordeal as she climbs to safety on the Cavtat patrol boat - around 60 miles off the coast. Amazingly she is not thought to have life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital but discharged a short time later. Were you on the cruise ship? Do you know Kay? Email webnews@trinitymirror.com (Image: HRT TV) (Image: HRT TV) (Image: HRT TV) Ms Longstaff is reportedly a former Virgin Atlantic flight attendant who now works on private jets. She is thought to live in Spain's Costa del Sol. (Image: Facebook/Kay Longstaff) She has since done a TV interview and praised those who saved her. “She said the fact that she practices yoga helped her as she was fit. And she said she was singing to not feel cold in the sea overnight”, a rescuer has said. Meanwhile Kay added: "I fell off the back of the Norwegian Star and I was in the water for about 10 hours. These wonderful guys rescued me." (Image: Â© MORH / Coast Guard) (Image: Facebook/Kay Longstaff) A hospital official earlier confirmed: "The British woman brought to the hospital and her life is not endangered." It is not clear how Kay ended up in the water - or how she managed to stay afloat for 10 hours - but CCTV footage is being examined. (Image: Twitter/Kay Longstaff) David Radas, the spokesman from Croatian Ministry of Maritime Affairs told Sun Online : “It is still not confirmed whether the British woman has fallen off or jumped from the cruising ship. "Norwegian Star will examine their CCTV cameras”. Kay was on the ship sailing from port of Vargarola near Pula, Croatia. (Image: Getty) (Image: Kefalonia2015) A spokesman for Norwegian Cruise Line, which operates the Norwegian Star, told Mirror Online: “In the morning of August 19th, a guest went overboard as Norwegian Star made her way to Venice. "The Coast Guard was notified and a search and rescue operation ensued. We are pleased to advise that the guest was found alive, is currently in stable condition, and has been taken ashore in Croatia for further treatment. "We are very happy that the individual, who is a UK resident, is now safe and will soon be reunited with friends and family. “Norwegian Star will arrive in Venice at approximately 2:30PM. We are actively working to assist guests whose travel plans will be affected by the expected delay resulting from the search and rescue operation. Embarkation for the next sailing will begin at approximately 5:00PM.”<doc-sep>(CNN) A British woman was saved by the Croatian Coast Guard after spending what she said was close to 10 hours treading water overnight in the Adriatic Sea after falling off a cruise ship. Kay Longstaff spoke to Croatian news outlet HRT shortly after arriving back on land. "I fell off the back of the Norwegian Star," said the woman, who lives in Spain, according to her Twitter account. "I was in the water for 10 hours, so these wonderful guys rescued me. I'm very lucky to be alive." Longstaff, 46, was then led by medical personnel to an ambulance. Lovro Orešković, the captain of the ship that rescued her, told local media that it was a "miracle" that she survived. Read More<doc-sep>
PULA, Croatia -- A British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said. The unidentified woman was taken to a hospital in the town of Pula and is out of danger. She fell from the Norwegian Star cruise ship, about 95 kilometers off Croatia's coast shortly before midnight Saturday. A Croatian rescue ship was scrambled and found her swimming Sunday morning not far from where she was believed to have fallen. "I fell off the back of the Norwegian Star and I was in the water for 10 hours, so these wonderful guys rescued me," she told Croatia's state HRT television as the rescue ship arrived at a dock, without explaining how she fell overboard. She told reporters she was "very lucky to be alive," BBC News reports. In this photo taken Aug. 19, 2018, a woman who identified herself as Kay from England, is interviewed by local media in front of a Croatian Coast Guard vessel in the port in Pula, Croatia. AP Photo She identified herself as Kay from England, age 46. The ship's captain, Lovro Oreskovic, said that she was exhausted. "We were extremely happy for saving a human life," he said. The circumstances of the incident were being investigated and the British Embassy in Croatia was informed. A statement from the Norwegian Cruise Line said a guest fell overboard while the ship was on its way to Venice, Italy. "We are pleased to advise that the guest was found alive and is currently in stable condition," the statement said. Last month, a cruise ship worker was rescued off the coast of Cuba after going overboard and apparently treading water for some 22 hours.