A man was found dead at Disney World over the weekend – the sixth death to rock the “Most Magical Place on Earth” in recent months, authorities said.
The body was found around 9 p.m. Friday night in Disney Springs, a shopping center in the sprawling Florida amusement park.
Little has been released about the condition the body was found in, but officials suspect the incident was a suicide.
“Deputies responded to the Disney Springs Orange Garage on East Buena Vista Drive and discovered a man who was deceased,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Office told News 6.
“This incident is being investigated as a possible suicide. We have no additional information to release and will have no further updates this weekend,” they added.
The death was the first to at Disney World of the new year, but was just the sixth to happen there since October.
The death was the first at Disney World of the new year, but was just the sixth to happen there since October.
First, 31-year-old Disney superfan Sumer Equitz was found dead on Oct. 14 from an apparent suicide at Disney World’s Contemporary Resort.
Then on Oct. 21, a man in his 60s was found dead on a Disney World trail from a pre-existing medical condition at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.
And just two days later on Oct. 23, 28-year-old Matthew Alec Cohn died after jumping the 12th floor of a Disney Hotel.
A woman in her 40s was then found dead at Disney’s Pop Century Resort on Nov. 2, while on Nov. 8 a body was found at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org
