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Death Reported at Disney World’s Contemporary Resort After Incident Halts Monorail

Authorities are investigating conflicting accounts about whether the person fell onto the tracks or jumped to a viewing deck.

Overview

  • The Orange County Sheriff’s Office logged a 6:40 p.m. call coded as a “dead person” at the Contemporary Resort on Tuesday.
  • Both resort and express monorail lines were reported suspended at the Contemporary as emergency crews secured and processed the scene.
  • Witness and social-media accounts initially cited a fall onto the monorail tracks, but later reports said the individual jumped from height onto a viewing area.
  • Multiple police, fire, and EMS units responded, and portions of the ground-level area near the Disney Vacation Club parking zone were taped off.
  • Officials had not released public details as coverage published, and one outlet reported a body was removed from the property while the investigation continues.