NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n\n\n- A girl fell overboard a\u00a0Disney Dream<\/em>\u00a0cruise ship on Sunday, June 29, according to reports<\/li>\n
- The girl’s father reportedly jumped in the water to save her and the pair were eventually rescued by crew members<\/li>\n
- One passenger described the incident as a “scary situation” in a post on Facebook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A dad is being hailed as a hero after jumping into the ocean to save his daughter after she fell overboard on a Disney cruise, according to reports.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe\u00a0Disney Dream<\/em>\u00a0ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday, June 29, after a four-night cruise in the Bahamas and made a stop at Disney’s private island, Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, when the incident took place,\u00a0Newsweek<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0USA Today<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reported, citing Disney officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n“The Crew aboard the\u00a0Disney Dream\u00a0<\/em>swiftly rescued two guests from the water,” Disney Cruise Line said in a statement to PEOPLE.<\/em>\u00a0“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.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/rsyc2N78kmkcvz2_gIARnDuYWws=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(773x700:775x702):format(webp)\/disney-dream-cruise-ship-063025-3-27d7d92e99664b5287c79c8e9816cb15.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>The Disney Dream cruise ship.<\/span>Mark Gauert\/South Florida Sun-Sentinel\/Tribune News Service via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAccording to the\u00a0Disney Dream\u00a0<\/em>Cruise Ship Facebook Group<\/a>, the girl fell overboard from the fourth deck of the ship, and a man identified as her father then jumped in after her.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u201cHer dad went in after her,\u201d passenger Kevin Furuta wrote. \u201cRight after the incident, we heard on the loudspeaker, \u2018MOB [Man overboard] Port side!! Thankfully, the DCL rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA little girl fell overboard and her father jumped in to save her \u2026 apparently the dad sat her on the railing!\u201d passenger Mary Ann Sutherland added in a separate\u00a0post<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe man was able to keep the girl afloat while treading water for around 20 minutes before cruise ship members came to rescue the pair in a lifeboat, the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/eSWDOTqCvHwzZgYkuVbZNEpbFUk=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(790x486:792x488):format(webp)\/disney-dream-cruise-ship-063025-2-aa050b39a684422e82266d3a2e4ee19f.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>The Disney Dream cruise ship.<\/span>Paul Hennessy\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- A girl fell overboard a\u00a0Disney Dream<\/em>\u00a0cruise ship on Sunday, June 29, according to reports<\/li>\n
- The girl’s father reportedly jumped in the water to save her and the pair were eventually rescued by crew members<\/li>\n
- One passenger described the incident as a “scary situation” in a post on Facebook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A dad is being hailed as a hero after jumping into the ocean to save his daughter after she fell overboard on a Disney cruise, according to reports.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe\u00a0Disney Dream<\/em>\u00a0ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Sunday, June 29, after a four-night cruise in the Bahamas and made a stop at Disney’s private island, Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, when the incident took place,\u00a0Newsweek<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0USA Today<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reported, citing Disney officials.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“The Crew aboard the\u00a0Disney Dream\u00a0<\/em>swiftly rescued two guests from the water,” Disney Cruise Line said in a statement to PEOPLE.<\/em>\u00a0“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.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>The Disney Dream cruise ship.<\/span>Mark Gauert\/South Florida Sun-Sentinel\/Tribune News Service via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n According to the\u00a0Disney Dream\u00a0<\/em>Cruise Ship Facebook Group<\/a>, the girl fell overboard from the fourth deck of the ship, and a man identified as her father then jumped in after her.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u201cHer dad went in after her,\u201d passenger Kevin Furuta wrote. \u201cRight after the incident, we heard on the loudspeaker, \u2018MOB [Man overboard] Port side!! Thankfully, the DCL rescue team was on it immediately and both were saved!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA little girl fell overboard and her father jumped in to save her \u2026 apparently the dad sat her on the railing!\u201d passenger Mary Ann Sutherland added in a separate\u00a0post<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe man was able to keep the girl afloat while treading water for around 20 minutes before cruise ship members came to rescue the pair in a lifeboat, the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reported.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>The Disney Dream cruise ship.<\/span>Paul Hennessy\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n