Is anyone on the Dream right now? How did a girl fall overboard?

[iadizfans]

If that is true that is really stupid.

Reading the reddit thread it does look like the boat was moving. Life preservers were thrown over and they had to slow and turn around. They are lucky the water was calm and there was daylight.

IF it’s true it’s not just stupid it’s criminal. If DCL can verify that’s indeed what happened, that family is done cruising with them

 

[Dug720]

So, someone on that reddit thread said that it wasn't her dad that jumped in after her. I know that reddit is about as reliable as a Disney bus driver, but it would explain why she isn't sitting next to him.

I watched the video of the entire rescue and it looks like she sat with that cast member the whole time?

So I found another shot of the boat and the dad looks exhausted and the crew member is holding the girl for safety.. the boat is odd in that I think somebody had to hold her in place.. at that point they have no lifejackets on. so that explains why the girls is being held by the crew member.

I’m pretty sure someone was reviewing video on the ship while the rescue boat was being lowered and getting to them. If the report from the news (supposedly) above is that the father put her on the rail, they would essentially act as CPS and protect the child.

 

[DCLMP]

The amount of backlash this father is getting based on an unverified REDDIT report is appalling. Let’s wait to pass judgment until we get more facts….

I agree and honestly we don't even know if it was her father.

 

[DCLMP]

IF it’s true it’s not just stupid it’s criminal. If DCL can verify that’s indeed what happened, that family is done cruising with them

I live in Arizona it was 113 yesterday. A family, its usually tourists that do this, took their 6 and 9 year old hiking in the middle of the the day even though the hiking trail was closed due to extreme heat. They had to be rescued by a rescue team because of heat exhaustion. Last year a 10 year old died different family same story. It seems like there is one of these stories every summer.

People are really dumb. I don't to walk from my car to the inside of store during the middle of day. I can't imagine why they think taking a child on a hike when it's 113 out is okay. A parent putting a child on a rail, if that's what happened, would not surprise me, but like other poster said we really don't know what happened.

 

[mousefan73]

I’ve been thinking about this story all afternoon and I’m still mind-boggling how the heck that child survived.

As a teen, I’ve jumped from a 10 m platform. I went feet first and if you didn’t know what you’re doing that impact could really hurt you. I recall the first time I did it. I felt like my hair was being ripped off my head. And another thought that’s been giving me chills all day is that once you hit the water you were underwater for a seemingly never-ending amount of time. That was something you had to mentally prepare for, but you were in a pool and you knew you would come back up.

Imagine this little girl falling backwards, probably not hitting the water with her legs closed, toes, pointed being shocked and being under underwater a few seconds longer than she’s ever experienced in life and not prepared for.. In dark waters. I’m just honestly surprised she came back up. I just don’t get it how????

How the heck did this kid survive? It just doesn’t make sense.

 

[JulieBeeRN]

I'm glad they both survived.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

If the man was her dad, why is she hugging a cast member instead of him? If it was me, I’d want comfort from a parent in that situation rather than a random stranger.

I work in healthcare...in crazy scenarios (and this qualifies), people often do not behave in ways that make any sense to the general population. Adrenaline, terror, exhaustion, and likely some injuries/pain are at play here. If the adult male is her father, they are sitting close enough to each other in the boat that they could be right next to each other, etc. The female crew member may be stabilizing an injury, but it's just too difficult to say based on the one image. Both look completely exhausted and in need of medical treatment to me. There is just such a remote chance that this kid fell from that height completely uninjured; there is almost certainly something going on here. They are both lucky to be alive. The Disney Dream crew is to be commended for their quick response.

 

[Girl of the South]

Totally agree! And it’s not like the ship has brakes . . . It can’t just stop on a dime. Surprised no one on deck 4 thought to throw a life buoy (those circular things people use in photos). I’m sure there are some there? Not that it would have reached them.