US EditionDead body reported at Walt Disney World, sheriff’s office says
Authorities are investigating the death of a man found at Disney Springs Orange Garage as a possible suicide, part of six recent deaths at Walt Disney World reported since October.
- On January 2, 2026, deputies responded to the Disney Springs Orange Garage and found a man deceased at about 9:00 p.m., the Orange County Sheriff's Office said, adding the death is investigated as a possible suicide.
- In recent months, Walt Disney World has recorded multiple deaths, with five reported between mid-October and mid-November at the Florida resort.
- News outlets including News 6 and The Independent have reached out to the Orange County Sheriff's Office and Disney and are awaiting comment, while the sheriff's department declined further details.
- Officials said the discovery rocked the resort as the latest tragedy in a recent string of deaths, with reports counting six incidents at Walt Disney World properties in recent months.
- The timeline includes the October 14 death of Summer Equitz, 31, the October 21 medical death of a man in his 60s, the October 23 suicide of Matthew Alec Cohn, 28, and a November 2 death of a woman in her 40s.
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