Girl, 5, fell off Disney cruise – mom’s last chilling instruction released by authorities

The mother of the five-year-old girl who fell overboard from a Disney cruise ship earlier this year will not face charges of negligence.

The terrifying incident took place on June 29 as the ship in question was making its way to Florida from the Bahamas. According to reports, a ‘MOB port side’ announcement – the emergency code that means ‘man overboard’ – was made suddenly during the voyage.

The person overboard transpired to be a five-year-old girl. Her father bravely followed her into the water, leaping overboard and grabbing hold of her before she vanished beneath the waves.

As per reports, he was able to tread water for nearly 20 minutes before they were both pulled to safety, with a rescue team quickly locating them.