The 5-year-old fell overboard when she lost her balance while sitting on a railing and dropped backwards down a porthole, BSO said.

A 5-year-old girl who fell overboard off a Disney cruise ship reportedly fell backward through a porthole. The investigation is continuing into the incident that happened June 29 as the ship was returning to Fort Lauderdale after a four-day cruise.

Authorities have refuted a rumor circulating online that a father, who was initially praised for rescuing his daughter after she fell off a Disney cruise ship, was actually involved in her falling.The five year old girl fell from the fourth deck of the ship off the coast of Florida,