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From the New York Post: A fearless father jumped off a Disney cruise ship when his daughter fell overboard — miraculously getting hold of her and then treading water for around 20 minutes before they were both rescued.
The Disney Dream was heading from Florida to the Bahamas on Sunday when an alert suddenly announced loudly, “Mr MOB … port side,” referring to “man overboard,” video of the drama show.
“A girl fell overboard from the 4th deck & her dad went in after her,” fellow passenger Kevin Furuta posted on Facebook.
Other vacationers watched in horror as a bright yellow rescue boat was lowered into the water and made its way to where the dad and daughter were bobbing in the Atlantic, drifting ever farther from the cruise ship.
According to the report, the heroic father had to tread water while holding his young daughter, estimated to be around 5 years old, for about 20 minutes before they were both safely rescued.
Another passenger on the ship, Dewayne Smith, wrote in a Facebook post, “We are on the Disney Dream at sea today and just witnessed a first on a cruise. A little girl fell overboard and her dad jumped overboard to try to save her. Man overboard calls went up immediately. The Disney crew went into action asap. Lots of praying folks on this ship! Both the little girl and dad were both successfully rescued!”
The crew aboard the Disney Dream went into rescue mode, helping to pull two guests, a father and daughter, who fell from the ship while it was returning to Fort Lauderdale after a cruise to the Bahamas. https://t.co/MpQ5S0Za07 pic.twitter.com/ktgtRf7fl4
— ABC News (@ABC) June 30, 2025
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