Overview

• On June 29, a five-year-old fell from the fourth deck of the Disney Dream during its return voyage from the Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale.
• Her father immediately jumped into the Atlantic and kept her afloat for nearly 20 minutes in choppy waters.
• Crew members activated the man-overboard protocol and deployed a rescue boat that hoisted both passengers back aboard.
• Both the child and her father were examined and confirmed to be uninjured and in good health.
• Disney Cruise Line has initiated an internal review to determine how the incident occurred, as the cause of the fall remains unknown.