MIAMI - A man who reportedly jumped from a cruise ship off Florida's coast early Friday was rescued eight hours later by the Coast Guard.
The 24-year-old man ran through a Carnival Cruise Lines ship cabin window and fell into the water off Fort Lauderdale, a witness told Coast Guard Petty Officer Dana Warr. It was unclear whether the window was open at the time.
The witness said the man was intoxicated, Warr said.
The man waved his arms at crews when he was spotted at about 8:45 a.m., Coast Guard Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson said. She said he was airlifted to a hospital, but she didn't know his condition.
The man was aboard the Carnival Glory, which operates out of Port Canaveral east of Orlando, according to the cruise company's Web site.
The cruise ship alerted authorities at 12:45 a.m. The ship and another cruise nearby stayed to assist with the search but have since left the area, Warr said.
Carnival spokesman Tim Gallagher confirmed the Coast Guard report but said no additional details were immediately available.
