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Second Guest Death at Disney World Confirmed as Sheriff Reports No Foul Play at Fort Wilderness

The earlier Contemporary Resort death was ruled an apparent suicide, with Disney offering limited comment during ongoing investigations.

Overview

  • Deputies responded around 7:32 a.m. to a “Person Down” call at Fort Wilderness’s 1500 Loop (Cottontail Curl), where a man in his 60s was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.
  • The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said there are no signs of foul play in the Fort Wilderness case, and the cause remains under investigation.
  • A separate death at Disney’s Contemporary Resort earlier in the week was confirmed by authorities as an apparent suicide from multiple blunt impact injuries.
  • Officials clarified that the Contemporary incident did not involve a monorail and identified the decedent as 31-year-old Summer Equitz of Naperville, Illinois.
  • Both cases are active, separate investigations by local authorities, and Disney has issued no further public statements beyond acknowledging the campground call.