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Eric Dane’s Daughter Georgia Rescued Him From Drowning During ALS Battle
Actor Eric Dane’s memoir recounts a near-drowning during a vacation in Antigua.
Dane, known for playing Dr Mark Sloan on Grey’s Anatomy, was diagnosed with ALS in 2024 and died at 53 in February.
His daughter Georgia and her friend pulled him back to a boat after he realized he could not swim to safety.
The incident showed how ALS had affected his physical abilities and left him and his estranged wife, Rebecca Gayheart, in tears.
Dane and Gayheart had two daughters and remained close during his illness.
The memoir, My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments, is due out November 3.
Eric Dane wrote that his daughter Georgia and her friend rescued him from drowning during a vacation in Antigua.
The incident happened after Dane was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2024.
Dane said he realized he could no longer swim strongly enough to get back to the boat.
He later described the incident in a June 2025 appearance on Good Morning America.
The account appears in an excerpt from Dane’s posthumous memoir, My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments.
- Who
- Actor Eric Dane was rescued by his daughter Georgia and her friend.
- What
- They pulled him back to a boat after he nearly drowned.
- When
- During a vacation after his ALS diagnosis in 2024. The exact date is not stated.
- Where
- In the ocean off Antigua.
- Why
- Dane said he could not swim or generate enough power to get back to the boat.
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Dane was diagnosed with ALS.
During a vacation in Antigua, Georgia and her friend rescued Dane after he struggled in the water.
Dane discussed the drowning incident on Good Morning America.
People published passages from Dane’s posthumous memoir, including his account of the incident.
My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments is scheduled for release.
- Location
- Antigua
- Rescuers
- Georgia Dane and her friend
- Diagnosis
- ALS in 2024
- Memoir
- My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments
- Memoir release date
- November 3, 2026
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I can't swim, Rebecca
I realized in that moment I'm not safe in the water anymore.