Prosecutors have declined to file a child neglect charge against a mother whose 5-year-old daughter fell overboard a Disney cruise ship in June while the vessel was traveling back to Port Everglades, according to officials.

The Broward State Attorney’s Office reviewed the case, which involved a June 29 incident aboard the Disney Dream as it traveled northwest from the Bahamas toward Fort Lauderdale.

Investigators said the child fell about 49 feet from the ship’s fourth deck into the ocean after climbing onto a railing while her mother was taking photos.

The child’s father, who was walking ahead at the time, jumped into the water to rescue her after hearing his wife scream.

Crew members quickly initiated the ship’s “man overboard” protocol, deploying life rings, turning the ship, and la

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