It was the kind of situation that makes people hold their breath. A young girl fell off a Disney Cruise Line ship just off the Florida coast on Sunday. Her father was there when it happened. He jumped overboard to save her.

South Florida TV 6 reported that another passenger said the girl, whose age has not been released, was sitting on a railing of the ship, and it appeared her father was going to take a picture. But the child fell in, and her father immediately jumped off the ship to save her.

Passengers on the cruise ship reported that the crew also responded immediately. Overboard warnings on the ship’s public address system were followed by crew members launching a small boat, as passengers who were aware of what happened were throwing flotation devices into the water.

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