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| A man who fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico, was rescued hours later by a passing Disney Cruise Line ship after a passenger heard him calling for help, ABC News has reported. | A man who fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico, was rescued hours later by a passing Disney Cruise Line ship after a passenger heard him calling for help, ABC News has reported. |
| The 22-year-old man, who was not identified by authorities, somehow fell off the Royal Caribbean ship during the early-morning hours of 8 January, according to ABC. | The 22-year-old man, who was not identified by authorities, somehow fell off the Royal Caribbean ship during the early-morning hours of 8 January, according to ABC. |
| Scott Campbell, a passenger on the Disney ship, told ABC that he was on his balcony with his daughter at about 6.30 am when he heard the man calling for help. | Scott Campbell, a passenger on the Disney ship, told ABC that he was on his balcony with his daughter at about 6.30 am when he heard the man calling for help. |
| “I’ll never forget the scream, ‘Somebody help me,’” Campbell told the network. | “I’ll never forget the scream, ‘Somebody help me,’” Campbell told the network. |
| A Disney spokeswoman confirmed that the Disney Magic cruise ship picked up a passenger who had fallen overboard from another cruise ship on 8 January but declined further comment. | A Disney spokeswoman confirmed that the Disney Magic cruise ship picked up a passenger who had fallen overboard from another cruise ship on 8 January but declined further comment. |
| Video of the rescue shows the man swimming through choppy seas toward an orange lifeboat apparently launched by the Disney ship. | Video of the rescue shows the man swimming through choppy seas toward an orange lifeboat apparently launched by the Disney ship. |
| Cozumel Port Captain Alfonso Rodriguez told CNN that the man, who does not remember how he fell into the water, was treated at a local hospital before being flown back to the United States. | Cozumel Port Captain Alfonso Rodriguez told CNN that the man, who does not remember how he fell into the water, was treated at a local hospital before being flown back to the United States. |
| “This man was reborn. Most people that experience, that kind of fall, break their neck. It’s like hitting concrete,” Rodriguez told CNN. | “This man was reborn. Most people that experience, that kind of fall, break their neck. It’s like hitting concrete,” Rodriguez told CNN. |
| Representatives for Royal Caribbean Cruises and Disney Cruise Line did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | Representatives for Royal Caribbean Cruises and Disney Cruise Line did not immediately respond to requests for comment. |