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A mother jumped into the water without hesitation after her little girl fell between a pier and a Carnival cruise ship in the bahamastriggering a frantic rescue captured on video.
The incident occurred near Celebration Island in Grand Bahama and was filmed from a nearby cruise ship, with video showing the reactions of staff and passengers as the child and her mother were in the water next to the Carnival Sunrise.
The video was shared on TikTok by user Chelspiers, who said she was on a ride carnival conquest That’s when she heard screaming outside her room and realized something was wrong at the dock.
“I was sitting in my carnival conquest room and heard screaming outside,” she wrote. “Apparently, someone fell between the pier and the Carnival Sunrise. They were pulled to safety! One brave woman, a mom, jumped in and chased her kids! It was a scary situation, but they were rescued very quickly!”
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Video shows a brave mother jumping into the water after her 4-year-old daughter fell between a pier and a Carnival cruise ship in the Bahamas. Both were rescued. (Scott McIntyre/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The video showed several workers standing on the edge of the dock just feet from the cruise ship, heads lowered, scrambling for life preservers as others rushed to help.
As the lifebuoy was thrown into the water, more people ran over to help, some carrying ladders to the edge of the pier, and the rescue continued.
Soon after, the 4-year-old was pulled to safety by a life preserver, as onlookers watching the dramatic rescue cheered.
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Paradise Plaza at the Carnival Cruise Line Celebration Center. (Carnival Cruise Line)
Soon after, the mother was pulled back to the dock. As the cheers died down, she could be heard sobbing, overwhelmed by the horrific moment that had just passed.
Carnival Cruise Line confirmed the incident in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying the child walked away briefly before falling into the water, Crew responded immediately.
“A 4-year-old girl fell into the water after being briefly separated from her mother,” a spokesperson for the company said. “Her mother jumped in immediately. Our boat and safety teams quickly brought them both to safety and our medical team assessed them.”
Aerial view of Carnival Cruise Line’s Celebration Key Lagoon. (Carnival Cruise Line)
The spokesperson added: “Both are doing well and enjoying their day at Celebration Island.”
In a follow-up post shared days later, Chel Spears said she heard directly from the child’s mother, who confirmed that both she and her daughter were doing well following the incident, calling the experience traumatic but expressing gratitude that the incident resulted in no serious injuries.
“I just got a message from a mother who was the woman who jumped out and ran after her kids. She said they were fine and traumatized but okay,” Chel Spears wrote on TikTok. “I’m so glad everything went well and everyone is safe. She’s a brave woman, but any mother would do the same thing! Wishing their family a happy holiday and good health and happiness over the holidays.”
The video sparked strong reactions from netizens social mediaViewers praised the mother’s instinctive reaction and expressed relief that her child had been rescued.
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“She’s a hero. That’s it. Regardless of how this accident happened…she didn’t have time to be afraid. She jumped in and saved her baby,” one user wrote. “Her sobbing afterwards was her allowing herself to be terrified of what might have happened. What a positive outcome, but horrific traumatic experience For everyone. “
“So glad they’re safe!” another user wrote. “As a mother who can’t swim I wouldn’t hesitate to jump in!!! #amotherslove”
