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Sheriff Confirms Fourth Disney World Hotel Death in Under Three Weeks

Authorities report no signs of foul play, with the victim’s identity and cause of death not yet released.

Overview

  • The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said a woman in her 40s was found at Disney’s Pop Century Resort and later died at a hospital, with no signs of foul play reported.
  • Emergency activity was first logged as a “person down” and then updated to a “dead person,” according to the @WDWActiveCrime account that tracks Disney property calls.
  • Officials have not released the woman’s name or an official cause of death, and Walt Disney World has not issued a public statement.
  • Two October deaths at Disney’s Contemporary Resort were ruled suicides: 31-year-old Summer Equitz on October 14 and 28-year-old Matthew Cohn on October 23, the medical examiner confirmed.
  • On October 21, a man in his 60s died of natural causes following a medical episode at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.