A five-year-old girl who fell off a Disney Dream cruise ship in June had been posing for a photo on a porthole railing at the request of her mother, according to Florida authorities in reports obtained by CBC News.

A report from the Broward County Sheriff's Office called the accident "avoidable." It was filed June 30, the day after the child fell overboard and her father jumped in after her while the ship was on its way back from the Bahamas and heading to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.

In their own report, the state attorney called the mother's conduct in facilitating the photo "arguably negligent and irresponsible," but said it didn't meet the bar for criminal charges.

The story made international headlines after both the child and father were rescued by cruise ship staff and

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