Summary
A father jumped into the ocean to save his daughter after she fell from the fourth deck of a Disney Cruise ship. Both were rescued by a ship's rescue boat after about 10 minutes in the water, and they returned safely to the ship. The incident occurred near the end of a four-day cruise around the Bahamas.
Key Facts
- The incident happened on a Disney Cruise ship called the Disney Dream.
- A girl fell overboard from the fourth deck, and her father jumped in to save her.
- They were in the water for about 10 minutes before being picked up by a rescue boat.
- Passengers on the ship cheered as the rescue boat successfully retrieved the father and daughter.
- The ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after a four-day trip around the Bahamas.
- Disney Cruise Line confirmed the rescue but did not provide many details about the incident.
- It's uncommon for passengers to fall from cruise ships, but rescues are often not successful when it happens.
- In 2019, only nine out of 25 people who fell overboard on cruise ships were rescued.
