Five-year-old falls from Disney Dream deck, father saves, no charges

A five year old girl fell from the fourth deck of the Disney Dream cruise ship into the Atlantic Ocean on June 29 and was rescued along with her father after the man jumped into the water to reach her, Florida authorities said. The incident occurred as the ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale following a four night cruise, and both were recovered by the ship's rescue team and treated aboard and later ashore.

According to a Broward County Sheriff's Office report and a State Attorney closeout memo, the family had stopped on Deck 4 to take photos at about 11:30 a.m. when the girl climbed onto a railing in front of an open porthole at her mother's direction. The child lost her balance and fell backward into the water at approximately 11:29 a.m., a distance investigators estimated at about 49 to 50 feet. Less than a minute later the girl's father jumped in after her.

Crew members issued a man overboard announcement, tossed life rings and launched a rescue boat at 11:40 a.m. The pair were brought aboard the rescue boat at 11:49 a.m. and returned to the ship's medical center for treatment. The family was taken ashore when the ship docked the following day. The girl was diagnosed with...