DISNEY World has again been hit with tragedy after reports of a sixth death at the ‘Most Magical Place on Earth’ in the span of a few months.
The Orange County Sheriff’s office said it was investigating a death at the Disney Springs area of the resort after a man was found dead in a garage.
On the OCSO “Calls for Service” page, it said it responded to an incident at the Disney Springs Orange garage around 9 pm Friday.
Officials said the death is being investigated as a suicide but no other details were available at the time.
Disney Springs is an outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment complex frequented by resort guests as well as local revelers. It’s one of the few areas of the resort that does not require a ticket for admission or payment for parking.
The discovery of a body at Disney World property Friday is only the latest tragic death at the 50-year-old resort since October.
Over the span of a month between mid-October and mid-Februrary, five deaths were reported at the resort. Two of the deaths were confirmed to be suicides.
It began October 14 with the tragic death of Summer Equitz. The 31-year-old, died by suicide after jumping off her hotel balcony.
On October 21, a man in his 60s was pronounced dead after suffering a medical episode at Disney’s Fort Wilderness.
Matthew Cohn, 28, died by suicide on October 23 at the Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
A woman in her 40s was pronounced dead on resort property November second and six days later a person found “down” at the Saratoga Springs section of the resort died.
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