A five-year-old girl fell from a Deck 4 porthole on the Disney Dream cruise ship. The girl's father jumped overboard to save her, and both were rescued by a tender around 20 minutes later.

Disney's reaction to 2 guests falling off cruise ship "The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two guests from the water," a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson told USA TODAY in a statement.

The incident occurred aboard the Disney Dream off the port of Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, where the ship was returning from its final at-sea day during a four-night cruise to the Bahamas.

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 ...

While the Disney Dream was sailing back to Fort Lauderdale, returning from Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point in The Bahamas, the ship’s four-night Bahamian cruise turned terrifying.

The Disney Dream docked at Port Everglades early Monday morning after a four-night Bahamian cruise. The identities of the father and daughter have not been released.

Deck 4 is about 20 feet above the water line. A Facebook post from Dewayne Smith stated, “We are on the Disney Dream at sea today and just witnessed a first on a cruise.

Here's what we know: Disney Cruise child overboard: Did a girl fall off the ship? A Facebook post by Kevin Furuta stated: "On the last day of our Dream voyage and it is an at Sea Day.

Disney's reaction to 2 guests falling off cruise ship "The Crew aboard the Disney Dream swiftly rescued two guests from the water," a Disney Cruise Line spokesperson told USA TODAY in a statement.

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.