Two people rescued after going overboard on Disney cruise ship
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The Independent
24 minutes ago
- The Independent
Disney Dream cruise passengers reveal horrifying moment mom realised her daughter fell overboard
Passengers on a Disney Dream cruise ship have described the moment a horrified mom realized her five year-old daughter fell overboard. The little girl plunged from the fourth deck of the $900 million Disney Dream on Sunday morning as it was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, following a four-night cruise in the Bahamas. Her mother screamed after she went into the water and then had to watch as her husband jumped 45ft to rescue her, eye-witnesses say. The dad had to tread water for up to 20 minutes before both were pulled aboard the ship's rescue boat. A post from a passenger on the cruise's Facebook page said the mom was yelling 'she's five and can't swim' when the accident happened, while other witnesses described her 'terror' as the dramatic incident unfolded. Shannon Lindholm, from Houston, was on the cruise with her husband and their two kids when she heard the 'man overboard' announcement. She watched the rescue unfold from the fourth floor deck, where the girl is believed to have fallen from. 'I saw the mom's face of terror when she was waiting for them to be rescued, and I saw her face of relief when they brought them on board,' Lindholm told People. 'They brought her over, and obviously she was extremely relieved and incredibly grateful, and it was just very quick from there,' adding that the rescue was 'a miracle times two.' Another passenger, Monica Shannon, was on holiday with her husband and young child and waiting to meet Disney princesses when the fall happened. 'I kind of see something really fast flew by, I didn't think anything of it,' Shannon told CBS News. Shannon was on the third floor deck at the time, one below where the girl plunged from. 'I just figured it was maybe a part of the show or just the experience, but about five minutes later we heard that someone flew overboard.' A passenger named Chandler told People magazine about the moment the girl hit the water. 'It sounded like hitting the pavement,' she said. 'There was some kind of commotion... Then this awful scream from what I assume is the mother and then this massive splash.' Chandler said she was with her family when the commotion began, and 'Mr. M.O.B.,' meaning man overboard, blared out over the ship's intercom as it traveled between Nassau and Grand Bahama Island. The woman said she didn't think rescuers would be able to locate the dad and daughter, who have not yet been identified, and told her nine-year-old daughter Harper: 'They were probably gone.' Passenger Gar Frantz says he was near the fourth deck jogging track when the little girl fell. 'People were screaming, 'the baby's in the water, the baby's in the water,'' he recalled to the Daily Mail. 'I thought they were dying.' Video shared online shows the yellow rescue boat quickly bobbing through the waters to reach the father and daughter as horrifying onlookers watched from on top of the ship. Travellers erupted into rapturous applause as the rescue teams threw out a rope for the pair to grab onto and safely pulled them onto the jetty. 'Everybody was cheering because you could see them lift them into the boat and they had the baby in their arms,' Frantz said. The Brownard Sheriff's Office praised the Disney crew for the successful effort. 'Clearly, their training and readiness paid off because they executed a successful ocean rescue,' it said in a statement. 'This family is so blessed.' BSO detectives don't currently 'suspect anything suspicious,' but they continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the child going overboard. Disney Cruise Line commended its crew in a statement to People for 'their exceptional skills and prompt actions,' adding, 'this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols.'
New York Post
an hour ago
- New York Post
Hero dad on Disney cruise did not place daughter on railing before her horrifying plunge, investigation reveals
The father of a 5-year-old girl who fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship off the coast of Florida did not lift her up onto the railing before the accident, authorities have said. 3 A 5-year-old girl fell overboard on Disney a cruise before her dad jumped into the ocean after her. CMD-91/TikTok 3 The dad was treading water for 20 minutes before rescue teams arrived. NoeAyala32/TikTok Advertisement The 'little girl was not being held, as erroneously reported on some social media sites,' the Broward County Sheriff's Office told CBS News Miami on Tuesday, referring to speculation that the child's father had lifted her up for a photo before she fell backwards and smacked into the ocean. The terrifying accident happened on Sunday aboard the Disney Dream cruise ship as it sailed between the Bahamas and Fort Lauderdale. After the girl fell in, her father jumped into the ocean to save her, and treaded water for more than 10 minutes until a rescue boat approached them, cell phone video from the incident shows. Advertisement A fellow passenger also came to the dad's defense amid the speculation, insisting that a crew member told her that the little girl scaled the protective barrier. 3 The investigation debunks an 'erroneous' rumor that the girl's father had placed her on the railing before she fell. AP 'The crew member who said that's her station and she was on the fourth floor, she did say that she was climbing up and the parents were playing shuffleboard and the dad jumped in after her,' Monica Shannon told CBS News Miami.
The Irish Sun
5 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Rumors swirl over girl's terrifying plunge from Disney cruise ship before hero dad leapt into water to save her
RUMORS and theories continue to swirl regarding how a little girl went overboard while on a Disney cruise trip with her family. 4 The girl fell from the fourth deck of the ship on Sunday Credit: Facebook/Kevin Furuta 4 The girl and her dad were rescued by crews after the ship's man overboard detection systems kicked into gear Credit: WTVJ-TV Both the girl and her dad were rescued and brought back to the ship. But, theories are now swirling over how the girl seemingly fell over the rails. Pictures taken on board the ship show plexiglass in front of the railings on the fourth deck. read more on news Some passengers claimed the girl was sitting on the railings, while others on board the ship have heavily disputed the claims. 'She was sitting on the rail and he wanted to take a picture, and she fell off,' Gar Frantz told the NBC affiliate 'We were just on that deck. 'And then you saw them throwing, like, life jackets over the sides and stuff.' Most read in The US Sun Social media users, who claimed they were on board the ship, debunked the theory. One traveler, Monica Shannon, claimed that a crew member told her the child was climbing the railings. The staffer apparently told Shannon that the girl's parents were playing shuffleboard at the time of the accident. Shannon told Broward County cops in Florida told the CBS affiliate The girl's mom cried that her child couldn't swim after realizing what had happened. Shannon claimed the girl's mother was hysterical. The man overboard alarm blared out and rescue crews sprang into action. She was sitting on the rail and he wanted to take a picture, and she fell off Gar Frantz passenger on board the Disney Dream ship Cruise ships must have technology that detects anyone who may have fallen overboard. 'It's a kind of infrared technology; it uses heating and sensors to determine when someone goes over,' lawyer Nicholas Gerson told WTVJ. 'It kind of acts like an alarm system.' The dad treaded water for around 10 minutes before being brought onto the boat. Float rings were thrown into the water as part of the rescue operation. Gail Merrick, who was also on board the vessel, which can carry up to 3,500 passengers, said there was a commotion on board with crew members frantically running around. He gave a thumbs up gesture as he returned to the ship. Travelers praised the cruise workers for the speed of the response. 'The Disney Cruise Line staff were phenomenal, the crew, everybody was on it,' Brenda Tackett told 'You could tell they've practiced this, hopefully have never used it before, but they were great.' The ship, last renovated in 2024, returned to Fort Lauderdale on Monday morning. It is currently on a five-day round trip to The Bahamas. 4 The dad treaded water for around 10 minutes before being brought on to the rescue boat Credit: Facebook/Dewayne Smith 4 The Disney Dream ship (pictured in 2020) returned to Florida on Monday Credit: Getty
