Man Falls from One Cruise Ship, Is Rescued By Another Off Mexico's Coast Mayra Cuevas - CNN
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Rescue of man overboard from Disney Magic on January 7, 2015 (David Hearn)

A man who fell from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico, was rescued by a Disney cruise ship after passengers spotted him on the water, Mexican authorities say.

“The man was traveling in the Oasis (of the Seas). It was early in the morning. He doesn’t remember how he fell. Fortunately, another cruise, the Disney Magic, saw him,” said Cozumel Port Captain Alfonso Rodríguez.

The lucky man, a 22-year-old U.S. citizen, had been in the water for about five hours during last Thursday’s ordeal, Rodriguez said. ...The man was taken to a local hospital and was in good condition before he was flown back to the United States, Rodriguez said.

...David Hearn, a Disney Magic passenger, recorded the rescue. In his video above, a yellow rescue boat bobs on dark ocean waters, and a man’s head and arms are barely visible above the waves. The man then swims toward the boat and is brought aboard.

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