Jenn Young, a passenger on the cruise, recalled hearing an M.O.B. (“man overboard”) announcement in her stateroom, seeing crew “scurrying” on the ship and tossing orange rings into the water, and the ship turning.

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. Both were rescued and returned to the ship.

A 5-year-old girl fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship near Fort Lauderdale and was rescued by her father, who jumped in after her.