{"id":29860,"date":"2025-07-02T22:52:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T22:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29860"},"modified":"2025-07-02T22:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T22:52:51","slug":"disney-cruise-child-who-went-overboard-was-sitting-on-railing-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29860","title":{"rendered":"Disney Cruise Child Who Went Overboard Was Sitting on Railing, Sheriff Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Disney Cruise Investigation<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Little Girl Was Sitting on Rail &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">When She Fell Overboard and Nearly Died<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-aacb214eb18b8019a9643a25cd73d4f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The little girl who fell overboard on a recent Disney Dream cruise, prompting her father to dive in and save her &#8230; was, in fact, sitting on a railing before the almost-tragic accident.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c6a49fb7b4a61e5949c93c48fa808c1b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-4991f3a9-acc8-419c-b480-868bec7672bb-574102513-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop above\">\n<section id=\"cb-9a55d3d1b2d76c6a02ba64943e6d0b20\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">A rep for the Broward County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in Florida tells TMZ &#8230; the 5-year-old girl was sitting on a railing and lost her balance, then fell backward through a porthole &#8212; and her father immediately jumped into the water after her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6703c6bb8fa21927f1c5af536ea9f774\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/91\/4by3\/2025\/06\/30\/910d2db8958e4406bcf8879094cde77d_md.jpg\" alt=\"girl rescued for falling into water disney cruise ship 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-026c26f5d9e40e96ebdf2317e2031c43\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Authorities estimate it was only 20 minutes between the child&#8217;s fall and the successful rescue of father and daughter &#8230; and the sheriff&#8217;s office\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/01\/police-praise-disney-rescue-crew-dream-cruise-father-daughter-overboard\/\"><strong>praised the Disney crew<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for their quick reaction and life-saving efforts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"browsi_adWrapper_ai_0_ati_1_rc_0\">\n<div id=\"browsi_adContainer_ai_0_ati_1_rc_0\" data-ad-init=\"1\" data-google-query-id=\"CNDrkuehn44DFShWCQkdgL8oWg\" data-ad-slot-rendered=\"1\" data-rendered-size=\"300x600\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/tmz\/desk\/art\/news\/ban4_0__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/tmz\/desk\/art\/news\/ban4_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/141de8b5925293e373a2e11ffd8cedf0.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"cb-91f964757975c8f74e25847321c50652\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">As we reported &#8230; the Disney Dream ship was forced to turn around Sunday as it cruised back to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08df5d865f99e0662103f92cf067e3c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/08\/4by3\/2025\/06\/30\/08b6915d4e1c49b7b8f40bedfd56fd03_md.jpg\" alt=\"The Disney Dream cruise ship getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0eaa0912b6f53f04b66a9348b6bd603c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">We now know that the dad was hospitalized with unknown injuries after the ship arrived at Port Everglades &#8230; but overall, the girl and father are fine &#8212; the sheriff&#8217;s office noting, &#8220;This family is so blessed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9bfb980580575a8dd7126deebabb1435\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are still piecing together what happened &#8212; but the sheriff&#8217;s office says &#8230; detectives have reviewed the ship\u2019s security video, which corroborates the statements from the family and cruise ship staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Disney Cruise InvestigationLittle Girl Was Sitting on Rail &#8230;When She Fell Overboard and Nearly Died &nbsp; The little girl who fell overboard on a recent Disney Dream cruise, &hellip; 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