The father of a 5-year-old girl who fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship off the coast of Florida did not lift her up onto the railing before the accident, authorities have said.

Heroic father rescues 5-year-old daughter after she fell from railing through porthole on Disney Dream cruise ship, with both safely recovered by crew within 20 minutes.

A fearless father jumped off a Disney cruise ship when his daughter fell overboard -- miraculously getting hold of her and then treading water for around 20 minutes before they were both rescued.

After a father jumped in after his daughter fell overboard from a Disney Cruise Line ship Sunday, the Broward County Sheriff's Office released a statement clarifying details from its investigation.

The 5-year-old girl who fell from a Disney cruise was not placed on the ship's railing by her dad, authorities tell PEOPLE. The girl fell overboard, followed by her dad who jumped in to save her.

In a horrifying incident on a Disney Cruise ship sailing back to Florida, a child fell into the sea, causing panic among passengers. However, her father immediately jumped in after her to rescue ...

NEW: Father who jumped into the ocean to save his daughter on a Disney cruise ship vindicated, did not prop his daughter on the railing like online Disney conspiracy theorists claimed. The Disney ...

The dad gives a thumbs up as he and his daughter are taken back to the Disney cruise line (Picture: Facebook) He said: ‘After the girl’s mother alerted her husband, who didn’t see the ...

It was a fitting Disney ending. A father jumped off a 14-deck cruise ship operated by Disney to save his five-year-old daughter, who had fallen over a railing. He managed to swim towards her and ...

A Disney Dream cruise ship passenger recalls watching the dramatic rescue of a father and daughter unfold moments after the girl fell overboard The incident occurred on Sunday, June 29, as the ...

Disney Dream, a Disney Cruise Lines' ship, sails to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral, Fla., on Aug. 9, 2021. A child reportedly fell from the fourth deck of a Disney Dream cruise ship on Sunday.