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mother of a five year old girl who Fell overboard on Disney cruise ship Posing for photos over the summer won’t face criminal charges.
After this this family came into limelight Girl’s father jumped 49 feet On June 29, he set off on the Disney Dream ship to rescue his daughter. He was hailed as a hero for grabbing his daughter and stepping into the water as the ship’s crew came to retrieve him on a rescue boat.
It was initially unclear what caused the girl to fall as the ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale. FloridaFrom BahamasNow, shocking details reveal the mother’s alleged role in an incident that the Broward County State’s Attorney’s Office has called “merely accidental,” according to a memo obtained. IndependentOfficials have not disclosed the name of the family.
According to a July 31 memo from Assistant State Attorney in Charge Melissa Kelly, at 11:30 a.m. local time the family was walking on Deck 4 of the ship and the mother was taking some photos of her daughter.
When the girl climbed over the railing and sat across from her mother, she lost her balance and fell backwards out the window into the sea.
mother told Police According to the memo, at first she did not believe her daughter had fallen into the water because she thought there was a glass barrier on the window, and then when she realized what had happened, she screamed for help.
When the mother screamed, the father, who was about 10 feet ahead of her, turned back to see his daughter in the water, the memo said. After the couple attempted to get help from the crew, the father swung into action and jumped into the water to save his daughter.
After the father jumped, the ship’s “man overboard” protocol was initiated, and a rescue boat was dispatched at 11:40 a.m. About 10 minutes later, the boat retrieved the father and his daughter. He was later taken to the ship’s medical center.
In a medical follow-up evaluation after the ship docked, the girl was reported to have mild hypothermia and mild lactic acidosis, which occurs when lactic acid builds up in your blood when your tissues lack oxygen. But her father had two spinal fractures, as well as lactic acidosis and hypothermia.
The mother told police that she had taken several photographs in front of several other windows and portholes during her visit, and “initially she assumed that this porthole, like many other portholes seen throughout the ship, was equipped with a window or plexi-glass barrier,” the memo read.
According to the memo, police observed several large open windows on deck 4 that “did not have any material protection”.
Kelly said he declined to charge the mother with child neglect without causing physical harm because she was “innocently” taking photographs of her daughter, believing there was “some kind of protective barrier between the railing and the water.”
“This was an isolated incident and all evidence suggests it was purely accidental,” Kelly said.
The prosecutor also said that the mother was supervising her daughter, and that the girl “was not injured.”
Kelly said, “Although the defendant’s conduct is arguably reckless and irresponsible, it does not reach the serious level of conduct required to establish criminal negligence.”
A Disney Cruise Line spokesperson said at the time of the incident USA Today“We commend our crew members for their exceptional skill and prompt action, which ensured the safe return of both guests to the ship within minutes.
“We are committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, and this incident highlights the effectiveness of our safety protocols.”