A Disney cruise turned into a dramatic rescue scene Sunday when a young girl fell overboard and her father jumped in after her.
The incident occurred aboard the Disney Dream cruise ship, which was sailing in the Bahamas at the time.
A witness told NBC News the 5-year-old girl had been sitting on the railing while a man was taking her picture. Then the girl fell, and the man immediately jumped in after her.
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A man-overboard alert was sounded almost immediately after the girl plunged into the water after falling from the fourth-floor deck railing, USA Today reported.
Without hesitation, her father leapt into the ocean behind her, drawing gasps from fellow passengers onboard.
Crew members quickly sprang into action as the ship initiated its
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