Taime Downe Faster Pussycat Singer’s fiancee, Kimberly Burch plunges to her death after heated argument on Royal Caribbean 80’s themed cruise ship.
The fiancee of Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe is alleged to have plunged to her death during what was supposed to be a ‘dream’ cruise ship getaway.
Kimberly Burch, 56, fell overboard ‘from a room balcony’ on the first night of The 80s Cruise on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Explorer of the Seas on March 2 – following an alleged ‘heated’ argument with the rocker, 60.
Despite crew ‘immediately’ launching a search effort along with the Coast Guard deployment , Burch was no where to be located and was presumed to be lost at sea.
A US Coast Guard spokesperson said the incident happened roughly 20 miles from Freeport, Bahamas.
Burch had traveled on the seven day cruise to support Taime, who was performing with the punk band. The cruise departed from Miami and was set to visit Nassau, San Juan, and Labadee.
She had been in a relationship with the rocker, 60, for around six years.
Hours before her death she posed up with Downe on the ship, sharing the image (see above) under the caption: ‘We made it to @the80scruise.’
Kimberly’s mother Carnell Burch told TMZ Taime had called her on Monday to reveal Kimberly had died and that it is ‘still unclear’ whether her daughter jumped or accidentally fell from the ship, although she is ‘confident Kimberly would not purposefully hurt herself.’
Kimberly was drinking on the cruise, Carnell said, which was ‘out of character for her’ and Carnell claimed her daughter had had an argument with Taime before her death.
Carnell added her daughter was not suffering from depression or emotional issues at the time and was excited for the trip, which was in its first day and featured musical acts including Squeeze, Adam Ant, Tiffany and Men at Work.
Rock legend’s fiancee goes overboard on Royal Caribbean cruise
Kimberly is said to have gone overboard on the first day of the cruise around 11pm EST – with a guest claiming on X she had ‘jumped from the balcony of her 8th floor room’ 80 miles from Miami.
They wrote: ‘Currently on the #RCL Explorer of the Seas for the #80scruise. Unfortunately, we have a “woman overboard’ situation and boats have been deployed. We are currently 80+ miles from Miami at 11pm PST. Not good.
‘It looks like the woman “jumped” from the balcony of her 8th floor room after an argument with her partner. This is our 15th cruise, and the first time we’ve actually experienced this.
‘Clearly, the priority is recovering the woman. And the boat has turned around and is at a dead stop. They have deployed boats for the search. Could be a long night….
Authorities to date have not indicated pursuing a criminal case or any charges against Downe.
Glam metal band Faster Pussycat formed in 1985 comprised of Downe, guitarists Greg Steele and Brent Muscat and bassist Kelly Nickels.
They forged a successful career over the late 1980s and early 1990s, selling over two million records worldwide
They have released four albums, Faster Pussycat (1987), Wake Me When It’s Over (1989), Whipped! (1992) and The Power and the Glory Hole (2006).
They broke up in 1993, but reformed in 2001.
Former drummer Brett Bradshaw died on March 26, 2021, at age 50.
