A terrifying moment aboard the Disney Dream turned into a miraculous rescue at sea when a child fell overboard and her father jumped in after her.

A 5-year-old girl who fell overboard the Disney Dream cruise ship last weekend lost her balance on a railing and fell backwards through an open porthole and into the ocean below, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities reveal how girl, 5, fell overboard from Disney Dream cruise ship before dad jumped in to save her - The girl plunged 45ft from the vessel’s fourth deck but it was not initially clear what