A 28-year-old man took his own life at Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort last week, according to the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office. Matthew Cohn died from multiple traumatic injuries near Bay Lake Tower on Thursday. Emergency crews responded to the scene while staff members blocked guest views using carts and towels.
This death marked the third fatality at Disney World in October. Summer Equitz, 31, died by suicide at the same hotel earlier in the month. A man in his 60s died from a medical emergency at Fort Wilderness Resort days later.
Guests reported a heavy law enforcement presence and said employees instructed them to avoid looking outside their rooms. One witness observed CPR being performed at the scene. The medical examiner confirmed the manner of death as suicide.
Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
This death marked the third fatality at Disney World in October. Summer Equitz, 31, died by suicide at the same hotel earlier in the month. A man in his 60s died from a medical emergency at Fort Wilderness Resort days later.
Guests reported a heavy law enforcement presence and said employees instructed them to avoid looking outside their rooms. One witness observed CPR being performed at the scene. The medical examiner confirmed the manner of death as suicide.
Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
