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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Yahoo
Girl who went overboard on Disney Dream cruise fell 'backward through a porthole'
Authorities are investigating the incident after a father and daughter were rescued after going overboard on a Disney Cruise ship over the weekend. "Broward Sheriff's Office detectives continue to investigate the moments before a 5-year-old girl lost her balance while sitting on a railing and (fell) backward through a porthole," public information officer Veda Coleman-Wright told USA TODAY in an emailed statement. Both guests were medically evaluated, and the father was hospitalized after disembarking. Here's what we know. The girl went overboard from Deck 4 on Sunday, June 29, as the Disney Dream was heading back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from The Bahamas. The child's fall occurred around 11:30 a.m. "After the girl's mother alerted her husband, who didn't see the incident, he jumped into the ocean to save his daughter," Coleman-Wright said. "BSO detectives said after the 37-year-old father found his daughter, he treaded water until they were rescued by a tender that was launched from the ship." Jenn Young, a passenger on the cruise, previously told USA TODAY she recalled hearing an M.O.B. ('man overboard') announcement in her stateroom, seeing crew 'scurrying' on the ship and tossing orange rings into the water, and the ship turning. After the boat went out to rescue the passengers, Young said they were 'sitting up, moving, conscious, and trying to tell everybody that they're OK' on the way back. BSO investigators said roughly 20 minutes passed between the child's fall and the pair's rescue, according to Coleman-Wright. Detectives reviewed security footage from the ship, which matched the family and crew members' statements. "We commend our Crew Members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes,' a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson told USA TODAY on Sunday. Authorities are withholding other identifying information about the passengers and details of the father's injury out of consideration "for the family's continued privacy," Coleman-Wright added. 'Brought me to tears': Disney cruise passenger details rescue of two fellow guests Investigators are still piecing together the details of what happened. It's unclear whether the findings will impact future sailings, but Disney Cruise Line said, 'We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols.' Cruise goers have applauded crew members' rapid response. This story was updated to fix a typo and add new information. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: What we know of rescue of child who fell through a porthole on cruise
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Time of India
Sheriff: Father did not place 5-year-old girl on railing before Disney Cruise overboard fall
A 5-year-old girl fell overboard from the Disney Dream Cruise ship on June 29, while returning to Fort Lauderdale. Officials confirm she was not placed on a railing by her father. The man jumped in after her, and both were rescued by Disney's emergency response team. An investigation is ongoing Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Broward County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a 5-year-old girl who fell overboard from a Disney Cruise Line ship was not placed on the railing by her father prior to the fall. The incident occurred on Sunday, June 29, aboard theas it returned from a four-night Bahamas itinerary to Fort Lauderdale, to law enforcement, the child fell from the vessel's fourth deck. Contrary to early social media speculation, the Sheriff's Office confirmed to CBS News and PEOPLE that 'the little girl was not being held by her father on the railing at the time of the fall.'Also read: Caught on camera: Disney cruise terrifying horror as child falls overboard, father's heroic leap stuns onl PIO Veda Coleman-Wright further stated the child 'lost her balance while sitting on a railing and [fell] backward through a porthole.' The girl's mother reportedly witnessed the incident and alerted her husband, who had not seen the fall. The 37-year-old father, whose name has not been released, jumped overboard to rescue his Cruise Line staff executed an emergency rescue operation after the girl and her father entered the water. Both were pulled from the ocean and returned to the ship by Disney's trained crew within approximately 30 minutes. Thedocked at Port Everglades on Monday morning, July 3, where the father was transported to a hospital for treatment of an unspecified injury.'The Disney crew was well prepared. Clearly, their training and readiness paid off because they executed a successful ocean rescue,' the Sheriff's Office stated in a release. 'While there doesn't appear to be anything suspicious, Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the circumstances that led up to the child falling overboard.'One passenger, identified only as Chandler, recalled a scream followed by a loud splash while the ship was sailing between Nassau and Grand Bahama Island. 'It sounded like hitting pavement, nothing like if you jump into a pool, it was so loud,' she told read: Did they survive? Dad jumps from Disney cruise ship overboard to save child, here's what happened Chandler added that a life vest was thrown into the water about 15 seconds later, followed by an announcement over the ship's intercom: 'MOB port side.' Three additional flotation devices were deployed, and a rescue boat with four crew members was launched. Video shared by Chandler on TikTok shows the successful retrieval of both passengers. She reported the incident began at 11:15 a.m., with the rescue completed by 11:47 a statement, Disney Cruise Line said, 'The crew aboard theswiftly rescued two guests from the water. We commend our crew members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests.'The company added, 'We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols.'
