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re: Child Falls Overboard from Disney Cruise Ship; Father Jumps in After Her
Posted on 6/29/25 at 10:48 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Posted on 6/29/25 at 10:48 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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I'm guessing it was from the deck right below the safety boats.Pretty much the only deck you could fall from and not hit the ship on the way down. Railing is not very high there.
Yeah it gets windy asf. Dad puts kid on railing and the wind catches.
Good on him for diving over and for whoever notices and alerted the crew. Nightmare.
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Posted on 6/29/25 at 11:49 pm to TheGeauxt9
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I agree that most or anyone should be able to tread water for 20 minutes, but as someone else said, most Americans are lard asses and we do not live in a society of a higher percentage of normal or athletic type built people
Lardass float easy in salt water. But this dude was also holding a child while treading.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 12:00 am to Buck_Rogers
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treading water for 20 minutes
It's only hard for lardasses that frequent the buffet on cruises.
I'm north of 280 and sink like a stone if I stop treading water... But I don't see why the 20 minutes thing is impressive.
We've pulled over on the river for hours and while the women folk float around on tubes or rafts, I've never not just treaded water. While drinking.
Can most people not just tread water without thinking about it?
Posted on 6/30/25 at 12:36 am to TheGeauxt9
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I agree that most or anyone should be able to tread water for 20 minutes, but as someone else said, most Americans are lard asses and we do not live in a society of a higher percentage of normal or athletic type built people
Treading water in the ocean in the wake of a cruise ship is not the same as treading water in a calm creek/river/lake on the weekend around dozens of your closest acquaintances.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 12:39 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
What a badass dad. The world needs more men like him
Posted on 6/30/25 at 1:05 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Went down this YouTube rabbit hole…fall off a moving ship like that and your odds are not great.
If you see someone fall in the water do not stop staring at them while yelling for help. Good chance you won’t be able to spot them again if you look away.
Scary shite.
If you see someone fall in the water do not stop staring at them while yelling for help. Good chance you won’t be able to spot them again if you look away.
Scary shite.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 1:20 am to Gings5
quote:He put the child on the railing for a picture. Lol
What a badass dad. The world needs more men like him
Posted on 6/30/25 at 4:28 am to SloaneRanger
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anyone should be able to tread water for a long time, and the depth doesn’t matter.
As others have mentioned this isn’t a lake. Even Rolling 2-3 footers that break over your head prevent the ability to save energy as most have been taught because you are having to constantly work to keep the salt water out of your eyes and mouth. And doing the same for a child.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 4:32 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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The brave father, who had been treading water for about 20 minutes, and his daughter were found by the lifeboat within just 3 to 5 minutes.
Was not expecting this result.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 5:03 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Almost guarantee they set the kid up on the railing for a photo.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 5:11 am to X123F45
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I'm north of 280
Why?
Posted on 6/30/25 at 5:33 am to TigerBait1971
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Carnival cruise
Watch poop cruise.
I’m not a cruise type of person. To restrictive.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 5:49 am to LPLGTiger
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Accidents happen.
Incidents.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:04 am to SloaneRanger
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Kudos to the Dad, and thankfully this had a happy ending. But anyone should be able to tread water for a long time, and the depth doesn’t matter. Most of these incidents end in tragedy by virtue of how hard it is for a cruise ship to locate someone that has gone in the water.
Holding a potentially drowning kid makes this more difficult. Drowning humans will grab on anything.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:20 am to greenbean
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But did he also fail to provide adequate supervision resulting in his child going over? This doesn't happen often does it?
Sometimes shite can and will happen.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:26 am to ChatGPT of LA
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Yeah, you might think you could...but you wouldn't last 15 minutes, which makes this story impressive
Maybe, maybe not. At least he wouldn't have to live with the hellish guilt of not doing anything which would probably drive you to take yourself out anyway.
This post was edited on 6/30/25 at 6:29 am
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:29 am to makersmark1
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How did the kid fall overboard?
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Some initial reports are stating that the father had placed the child on the railing to take a picture, but we are still gathering information before these reports can be substantiated.
One comment on social media stated, “From bystanders he was holding her on the railing they were taking pictures.”
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:32 am to AtlantaLSUfan
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They need to add moron netting like Top Golf to catch people who do stupid shite.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 6:33 am to Pepperoni
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“From bystanders he was holding her on the railing they were taking pictures.”
Today I learned you can be an idiot and a hero at the same time.
Posted on 6/30/25 at 7:29 am to Pepperoni
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initial reports are stating that the father had placed the child on the railing to take a picture
NPS employees say that several people die every year trying to get a picture.
My kids were little when we went to the Grand Canyon. I was hypervigilant. I had hands or eyes on them every second.
After dinner, I went out to run and enjoyed the view.
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