Body found at Disney's Contemporary Resort ruled apparent suicide

A person was found dead Tuesday evening at Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort in Orlando in what the Orange County Sheriff's Office described as an apparent suicide, authorities said. Deputies were alerted to a report of a deceased individual around 6:40 p.m. along North World Drive, and the body was discovered on hotel property near the Magic Kingdom, officials said.

The sheriff's office confirmed the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide but declined to release additional identifying details because of the ongoing inquiry. A sheriffs office representative addressed circulating social media reports that the individual had been struck by the resort's monorail, saying, "The person was NOT struck by the monorail, so that is erroneous information." Video and images shared online showed law enforcement personnel setting up a white tent on an outdoor platform inside the resort as they worked at the scene.

The Contemporary Resort's monorail stop was reported out of service by some guests on social media during the response. Officials have not confirmed whether the monorail service interruption was ordered by authorities or occurred for other operational reasons. The...