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Saudi Gazette
6 hours ago
- General
- Saudi Gazette
Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter who fell overboard
MIAMI — A father jumped into the ocean to save his daughter after she fell from the fourth deck of a Disney cruise ship travelling from the Bahamas to the US on Sunday afternoon, witnesses say. Videos showed passengers cheering as the two were pulled onto a rescue boat after apparently treading water for 10 minutes. The girl appeared to fall when her father took her picture against a railing, witnesses said. A man overboard alert was broadcast on the ship, and crew rushed to recover them. "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," passenger Laura Amador said. "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," she told CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The 4,000-person capacity Disney Dream, was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after sailing for four days around the confirmed in a statement that two passengers were rescued, but offered few details about what occurred."The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two guests from the water," a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson said. "We commend our Crew Members for their exceptional skills and prompt actions, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within image of the 14-deck Disney Dream cruise ship with an annotation to indicate the location of the fourth deck, which is just below the lifeboats. The fourth deck includes a running track which has a long, open-air section with railings on both sides of the boat."We watched it, you could see two little was crazy, it was horrific," passenger Gar Frantz told NBC News, describing how he witnessed the two enter the ocean and nearly disappear into the incident took place on the last day of the cruise, and the ship returned to port in Florida as it is rare for passengers to fall from cruise ships, rescues are not often successful when they to a Cruise Lines International Association report from 2019, 25 people fell overboard that year from cruise ships and only nine were saved from the water. — BBC
New York Post
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Disney cruise passenger recalls ‘loud' sounds they heard when young girl fell off ship before hero dad dove in to save her
A Disney cruise passenger described the harrowing sound made when a young girl fell off the ship and smacked into the ocean before her father bravely dove in and saved her. The passenger, named Chandler, recalled the frightening screams and the moment the girl hit the water, which she said sounded 'nothing like if you jump into a pool.' 'There was some kind of commotion,' Chandler told People magazine. 3 A passenger on board the Disney Dream cruise ship is describing the moment a father and daughter went overboard Noe-Ayala875/TikTok 'Then this awful scream from what I assume is the mother and then this massive splash,' she continued. 'It sounded like hitting pavement, nothing like if you jump into a pool, it was so loud.' The girl fell from the fourth deck of the Disney Dream ship on Sunday as they traveled between Nassau and Grand Bahama Island, according to the Disney Dream Cruise Ship Facebook Group. A man identified as her father immediately jumped in after her and treaded water for 20 minutes until one of the cruise ship's rescue boat arrived. Video posted to TIkTok by Chandler shows the dramatic moment the crew members pulled the pair to safety. 3 A man identified as her father immediately jumped in after her and treaded water for 20 minutes until one of the cruise ship's rescue boat arrived. NoeAyala32/TikTok 3 Both passengers were safely returned to the ship, and no injuries were reported. CMD-91/TikTok It's not exactly clear how the child fell, however one witness recounted the 'horrific' scene to NBC News, saying the child fell from a railing. 'She was sitting on the rail, and he wanted to take a picture, and she fell off,' Gar Frantz told the outlet. 'We were just on that deck. And then you saw them throwing, like, life jackets over the sides and stuff.'
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Girl falls overboard on Disney cruise ship - with father jumping in after her
A girl who fell overboard on a Disney cruise ship has been rescued from the water - along with her father who jumped in after. Crew members pulled the pair to safety as the vessel was returning from The Bahamas to Florida on the final day of the voyage. A passenger told Sky News' US partner NBC that the child had been sat on the rail of the fourth-floor deck while a picture was being taken. "We watched it, you could see two little things... It was crazy, it was horrific," Gar Frantz said. Another person onboard, Gail Merrick, said she was playing bingo when she noticed a commotion on deck - and witnessed the rescue unfold. "We came to find out that it was a child and then the father had gone in after the child, so we were watching with bated breath basically waiting for what would happen," she told NBC News. Disney Cruise Lines said the pair were "swiftly rescued", adding: "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." Read more US news: James Tackett, another eyewitness, said "everyone cheered" when it was announced the father and daughter were safe. His mother Brenda added: "The Disney Cruise Line staff were phenomenal, the crew, everybody was on it. "You could tell they've practiced this, hopefully have never used it before, but they were great. The whole thing was maybe 10, 15 minutes, and they safely got back on board."
Sky News
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Girl falls overboard on Disney cruise ship - with father jumping in after her
A girl who fell overboard on a Disney cruise ship has been rescued from the water - along with her father who jumped in after. Crew members pulled the pair to safety as the vessel was returning from The Bahamas to Florida on the final day of the voyage. A passenger told Sky News' US partner NBC that the child had been sat on the rail of the fourth-floor deck while a picture was being taken. "We watched it, you could see two little things... It was crazy, it was horrific," Gar Frantz said. Another person onboard, Gail Merrick, said she was playing bingo when she noticed a commotion on deck - and witnessed the rescue unfold. "We came to find out that it was a child and then the father had gone in after the child, so we were watching with bated breath basically waiting for what would happen," she told NBC News. Disney Cruise Lines said the pair were "swiftly rescued", adding: "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." James Tackett, another eyewitness, said "everyone cheered" when it was announced the father and daughter were safe. His mother Brenda added: "The Disney Cruise Line staff were phenomenal, the crew, everybody was on it. "You could tell they've practiced this, hopefully have never used it before, but they were great. The whole thing was maybe 10, 15 minutes, and they safely got back on board."
