Disneyland death: Dead body found at entrance of iconic California resort
A police investigation has been launched following the discovery of a man’s body on Sunday near the iconic California entertainment precinct.
A body found at the edge of California’s Disneyland resort on Sunday has sparked a police investigation.
Los Angeles authorities rushed to the edge of the Disneyland property - part of a 490-hectare entertainment precinct anchored by the iconic theme park - at 800 West Katella Avenue in Anaheim following the discovery early in the afternoon. Ambulance officers quickly declared the person dead at the scene.
Anaheim police officers taped off the footpath and established a privacy screen around the site, the New York Post reports, with pedestrians redirected from the restricted area.
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The Times also reported that the man was a 65-year-old who was known to local police.
The tragic discovery comes less than two weeks after a bomb squad was rushed to the theme park after the discovery of two suspicious bags sparked evacuations.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Anaheim Police received reports on October 13 at 9.50pm, local time, after the receptacles, which appeared to have wires, duct tape and sharp instruments sticking out of them, were found on a roundabout.
Anaheim officers at the scene directed patrons to exits and called in the bomb squad from the nearby Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
The bags were later found to have no explosive material in them and were declared harmless.
