Cruise tragedy: ‘I am not okay,’ says mother of 18-year-old found dead aboard Carnival ship

The decease of 18-year-old cheerleader Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise vessel sparked grief, disorder and hostility wrong her large, fractured family.

Her mother’s relationship — that she softly attended the ceremonial against her ex-husband’s wishes portion fearing apprehension implicit unpaid kid enactment — underscores however calamity and estrangement tin collide successful the nationalist eye.

"The opus 'I Am Not Okay' by Jelly Roll is precisely however I feel," Heather Wright, the estranged parent of Anna, told Fox News Digital.

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Anna Kepner was identified by her household arsenic the rider who died onboard the Carnival Horizon. (Instagram/Anna Kepner)

She divided with Anna's father, Christopher Kepner, erstwhile their girl was 4 and moved to Oklahoma, she said. Despite the estrangement, however, she said she tried to support successful interaction implicit the years.

"She was my daughter, and I loved her with each of my bosom and soul," she said.

She said she was kept retired of her daughter's beingness aft she moved away. She was adjacent near retired of her daughter's online obituary, astatine first. An edited mentation added her sanction and removed references to different relatives.

Wright said she was told not to be her daughter's memorial service, which was held past week, claiming that her estranged ex threatened to person her arrested implicit years of unpaid kid support.

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Anna Kepner's estranged biologic mother, Heather Wright, has opened up astir her daughter's mysterious cruise vessel decease successful a bid of TikTok videos. (Heather Wright/TikTok)

"They said I ne'er went, but I did," she told Fox News Digital. "I didn't privation to beryllium seen, truthful I made definite nary 1 seen maine — positive they can't halt maine from going anyway, adjacent though Chris said helium would person maine arrested for backmost kid support."

Christopher Kepner has not responded to Fox News Digital's attempts to scope him. He is present with his 3rd wife, Shauntel Kepner, whose 16-year-old lad has been described arsenic a "suspect" successful tribunal documents arsenic portion of an ongoing custody quality betwixt her and her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson.

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Anna Kepner, her father, stepmother and respective siblings successful a household photo. (Shauntel Kepner/Facebook)

There person been nary publically announced transgression charges successful the case, and the FBI has not publically designated the teen oregon anyone other arsenic a suspect.

However, some Shauntel and Hudson person referenced the FBI probe successful tribunal filings.

The FBI, which is conducting the investigation, declined to comment.

Anna Kepner, 18, was recovered dormant aboard a Carnival cruise vessel connected Nov. 7, during a abrogation with her family.  (Anna Kepner/Instagram)

Anna, 18, was recovered dormant aboard the Carnival Horizon connected Nov. 7 during a household abrogation with her father, stepmom, grandparents and immoderate of her siblings.

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Anna's decease has reportedly been ruled a homicide by "mechanical asphyxiation," but authorities person not announced immoderate suspects oregon arrests. She was recovered dormant successful her compartment successful a country she shared with her stepbrother, relatives person said.

"Why americium I the atrocious guy?" Wright asked. "He enactment them successful the aforesaid country together."