Father and daughter rescued after falling off Disney cruise
Father and daughter rescued after falling off Disney cruise
July 1, 2025 | 3:10 PM GMT
Crew from a Disney cruise ship rescued a 5-year-old girl and her father after they fell overboard while returning to Florida from the Bahamas on June 29.
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- CBS News
Girl fell from Disney cruise after losing balance on railing, slipped through porthole, authorities say
A 5-year-old girl vacationing with her family on a Disney cruise fell overboard Sunday morning after losing her balance while sitting on a railing and fell through a porthole, prompting a dramatic ocean rescue by her father, according to new details revealed Wednesday by South Florida authorities. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. June 29 on Deck 4 of the Disney Dream ship, while it was in international waters between the Bahamas and Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. Investigators say the child was sitting on a railing near a porthole when she fell backward into the ocean. Father jumped into ocean to save daughter, clung to her until help arrived The girl's mother immediately alerted her husband, who hadn't seen the fall, BSO said. On Tuesday, BSO clarified that the father was not holding his daughter over the railing at the time of the incident, countering online speculation that he may have been holding her moments before she fell. The 37-year-old father jumped into the water to save his daughter. The father clinged to his daughter and treaded water about 20 minutes until a rescue tender launched from the ship reached them, a moment that was captured on cellphone video. BSO credited the cruise ship crew's man-overboard training and quick action with saving both the girl and her father. Once rescued, the pair were evaluated by the ship's medical staff, then taken to an area hospital by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue after the vessel docked at Port Everglades on Monday morning. Security video corroborated family's account of how girl fell, BSO says The father was hospitalized. The extent of his injuries has not been disclosed. The family, who lives out of state, asked for privacy, and their identities are not being released, authorities said. BSO detectives said security footage from the ship corroborated the family's account, and the investigation is ongoing. "This family is so blessed," a sheriff's spokesperson said. "It's great to be able to respond to good news rather than what could have been a tragic outcome."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
‘A Miracle Times Two': Disney Cruise Ship Passenger Reflects on Dramatic Rescue of a Father and Daughter
A Disney Dream cruise ship passenger recalls watching the dramatic rescue of a father and daughter unfold moments after the girl fell overboard The incident occurred on Sunday, June 29, as the Disney Dream was traveling back to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., following a multi-day cruise in the Bahamas 'People were crying and praying and gathering with their family, you could see different groups hugging each other,' passenger Shannon Lindholm tells PEOPLEShock quickly gave way to relief over the weekend as Disney cruise ship passengers stood by while crew members rushed to rescue a father and daughter after the girl fell overboard and the man jumped in to save her. The incident occurred on Sunday, June 29, as the Disney Dream was traveling back to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., following a multi-day cruise in the Bahamas, PEOPLE previously reported. Houston-based mother Shannon Lindholm was a passenger on the Disney Dream and watched the rescue efforts play out in real-time, although she did not witness the initial fall nor the man's jump into the ocean. She was traveling with her husband and their two children when she and her daughter heard an unfamiliar message over the PA system announcing a Mr. MOB port-side. Around that time, they were near a fourth-floor deck, the same level the girl fell from, according to others in an unofficial Disney Dream Cruise Ship Facebook group. 'Staff members were moving fast, so we knew it was serious, and we'd never heard it before. So my daughter, pretty tech savvy, she just picked up an iPad and Googled it and said, 'Oh my God, Mom. That means man overboard,' ' Lindholm tells PEOPLE. 'And then, about that time, is when we looked out the window and saw them boarding the speedboat. So it all happened so fast,' she adds. In the moments ahead of the swift rescue, she says crew members blocked off the deck area. 'People were commenting that the ship had kind of turned around and gone back in a different direction. By that point though, the ship was completely stopped. It wasn't moving at all,' she says. Lindholm says a few crew members boarded a small rescue boat that launched from the fourth deck. Within about five minutes, she saw it returning with the father and daughter aboard. 'It was incredible. The dad was giving a huge thumbs up, signing to everybody that was watching from the upper decks,' Lindholm says. 'We could see the little girl was in one of the crew members' arms, and they hoisted the speedboat back to right where it came from, from the fourth deck, and they both walked off, and they swiftly took them away." Passengers cheered and applauded, Lindholm recalls, as the duo came aboard the ship. 'People were crying and praying and gathering with their family, you could see different groups hugging each other,' Lindholm says. 'And then the relief everyone felt when they got on board was really incredible.' She noted that a woman who appeared to be the child's mother was also present on the deck. 'They brought her over, and obviously she was extremely relieved and incredibly grateful, and it was just very quick from there,' she adds, calling the rescue 'a miracle times two.' '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 says. 'My thoughts and prayers are just with her, that she gets what she needs to move forward too, because I can't imagine what those 10 minutes were like for her.' About five minutes later, Lindholm says the ship started moving again and things appeared to be back to normal, adding the captain explained over the PA system that two people had fallen overboard, but both were safe and back on the ship. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two guests from the water," Disney Cruise Line told PEOPLE in a statement. "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." This was the Lindholm family's sixth cruise overall and their fourth with Disney. She observed that the railing typically reaches her 11-year-old daughter's chest level. She also noted that the fourth-floor deck, where the incident reportedly occurred, included plexiglass between the railing. 'It's not something you could just stumble and fall over,' she says, adding, 'I've always felt extremely safe with my children walking around.' Disney has not yet released specific details about how the child fell into the water. Lindholm says the whole ordeal lasted no more than 15 minutes. 'Before most people could even realize what was happening, the situation was over. It was so fast,' Lindholm says. 'We were just right there, literally at the window where it was happening, so we were able to watch it almost from start to finish.' Read the original article on People
American Military News
2 days ago
- American Military News
Viral Video: Father jumps overboard to save daughter who fell off Disney cruise ship
A new video shows a rescue team saving a father and daughter from the ocean after the daughter fell off a cruise ship, prompting her dad to jump into the ocean in an attempt to rescue her. According to Fox News, the rescue occurred on Sunday while the Disney Cruise Line's Disney Dream was returning from the Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In a statement obtained by Fox News, a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson said, 'The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly 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 to the ship within minutes.' According to Fox News, a rescue team deployed a rescue boat and launched life rings into the water after the father and daughter went overboard. The outlet confirmed that no injuries were reported from the cruise ship incident. READ MORE: Cruise ship crime rate rises to 2-year high A Disney Cruise line spokesperson emphasized that the company is 'committed to the safety and well-being of our guests' and claimed that the incident 'highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols.' In a Monday Facebook post, Kevin Furuta, a witness of the cruise ship rescue, wrote, 'On the last day of our Dream voyage and it is an at Sea Day. A girl fell overboard from the 4th deck & her dad went in after her. Right after the incident we heard on the loud speaker MOB Port side!! Thankfully the DCL rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved!' According to CBS News, Laura Amador, a passenger on the Disney cruise ship, described the incident, saying, 'The ship was moving quickly, so quickly, it's crazy how quickly the people became tiny dots in the sea, and then you lost sight of them. The captain slowed the ship and turned it around, and then they deployed a tender ship with people on it to go get them, and we saw them rescue the dad and daughter.' A video shared by Collin Rugg, co-owner of Trending Politics, on X, formerly Twitter, shows the rescue team saving the father and daughter and transporting them back to the Disney cruise ship. NEW: Father jumps overboard to save his 5-year-old daughter, who fell off a Disney cruise ship from the 4th deck into the ship was heading back to South Florida when the intense rescue was made. "The ship was moving quickly, so quickly, it's crazy how quickly the… — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 30, 2025
