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A trip aboard a Disney dream cruise has almost turned into a nightmare this weekend after a child would have fallen on board And her father jumped after her.
The child was both five years old, and his father was saved, according to Several media reports And other passengers aboard the four -day cruise on a Disney dream ship.
Shannon Lindholm, a passenger on the ship, says that she did not see the fall, but she saw the rescue occurring. The ship was at sea, on the Bahamas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when the girl fell on Sunday, Lindholm told CBC News.
“We heard the Mob call on the intercom,” said Lindholm, referring to the code for “man over board”.
“Then we looked at the rescue of the fourth floor. Disney did a wonderful job. It was fast and incredible,” said Lindholm, 38, from Houston.
Lindholm shared a photo of the rescue boat entering the water. She told CBC that within five minutes, the child and her father were back on the cruise ship.
“The rescued man gave a thumbs up while their little boat approached the cruise ship, and everyone applauded the ship as they returned,” she said.
“Miracle, of course.”
CBC News contacted Disney Cruise Lines for confirmation, but they have not yet answered. In a Declaration to USA TODAYA Disney spokesman said that the crew “had quickly saved two water guests”.
“We congratulate our crew members for their exceptional skills and rapid actions, which ensured the safe return of the two guests to the ship in a few minutes. We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our security protocols,” said the press release.
Social networks publications describe Swift Rescue
In the “Disney Dream Cruise Ship Group” on FacebookOther passengers described the accident as occurring from the fourth bridge of the ship. According to Disney Dream Floor available on the Disney Cruise websiteThe fourth bridge has a walking track that wraps around the ship.
“A girl fell over the fourth bridge and her father entered her after her,” wrote a passenger on Sunday.
Fortunately, the DCL rescue team was immediately on it and the two were saved, “he added.
We do not know how the child fell over board. There are plexiglass barriers on the bridges, according to several passenger posts and Disney Cruise Forums.
On the Facebook page, some passengers described the terrified mother shouting of the bridge: “She is five years old and she cannot swim!”
“It was incredible,” said Lindholm about the rescue.
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Rare to fall on board
It is rare for passengers to fall over board. According to a report By Trade Body Cruise Lines International Association, 212 people (passengers and the crew) fell over board between 2009 and 2019, which, according to them, represent only 0.00004% of passengers and the crew.
Almost half, 48%, were rescued, according to the report. And in any case where the cause could be determined “following an attentive investigation, it turned out to be the result of an intentional or reckless act”.
In 2019, an Indiana Toddler fell on his death From the 11th floor of a cruise ship moored in Porto Rico. The girl was traveling with her parents, two brothers and sisters and two sets of grandparents aboard the liberty of the seas, a royal caribbean cruise.
His grandfather was finally accused of his death. He was holding Chloé Wiegand When she slipped from her reach and fell to about 150 feet until her died of an open window.
He said he didn’t know the window was open when he lifted Chloé.
