New Delhi, June 30 -- A Disney Dream cruise turned into a scene of high-stakes heroism on June 29 when a little girl fell overboard as the ship sailed between The Bahamas and Florida. Her father jumped into the ocean to save her, sparking an emergency response captured on video and shared widely on social media.

According to initial reports and passenger accounts, the girl fell from Deck 4, an area featuring a walking track lined with plexiglass safety barriers.

"A little girl fell overboard and her father jumped in to save her," passenger Mary Ann Sutherland wrote in a Facebook post, adding, "apparently the dad sat her on the railing."

Passenger Kevin Furuta described the tense moment: "Her dad went in after her. Right after the incid...