Updated
Updated · Fox News · Oct 26
65-Year-Old Man Found Dead on Disneyland Property as Police See No Foul Play
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Oct 26

65-Year-Old Man Found Dead on Disneyland Property as Police See No Foul Play

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 26

Summary

  • Anaheim police found a 65-year-old man unconscious on a Disneyland sidewalk near the resort’s south entrance around 1:45 p.m. Sunday and pronounced him dead at the scene.
  • Police said the death appeared to be from natural causes, with no signs of trauma or foul play; the Orange County coroner will determine the official cause and release any identification.
  • The man was found on Disneyland property between resort hotels and a park entrance off Katella Avenue, where officers kept the area taped off while awaiting the coroner.
  • Anaheim police said the man was previously known to homeless liaison officers through welfare outreach contacts, not arrests or other criminal activity; a beer can was found nearby but its relevance was unclear.

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