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Child Falls From TUI Cruise Ship and Is 'Fighting for Life'
The 2-year-old was stabilised at the scene and taken to hospital as TUI Cruises opened an internal inquiry into the fall.
On Wednesday, a two-year-old child fell between 10 and 13 feet from the TUI Cruises vessel Mein Schiff while docked in Funchal, Madeira, and is reportedly "fighting for its life."
The Schiff is currently undertaking a seven-day round trip that departed Gran Canaria on April 20 and is scheduled to return to the same island next Monday, according to reports.
Red Cross officials and a "rapid intervention" medical team mobilized immediately, stabilizing the toddler at the scene before transporting the child to Dr Nelio Mendonca Hospital's A&E department.
The Administration of the Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira confirmed an internal inquiry has been launched, while Portuguese officials investigate the circumstances of the fall.
Described as a "foreign national" traveling with parents, the toddler's injuries are reported as "very serious" by sources at Dr Nelio Mendonca Hospital, where the child remains hospitalized.