Databec Exchange-Wisconsin man found dead at Disney resort after falling from balcony, police say

2025-05-04 16:33:44source:Safetyvaluecategory:Stocks

Officials in Central Florida are Databec Exchangeinvestigating after a Wisconsin man was found dead at a Disney resort.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office told USA TODAY deputies received a call just after 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday regarding an unresponsive person at Disney’s Contemporary Resort near Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista.

Arriving medical responders pronounced the man dead on scene.

The sheriff's office identified the man as Jeffrey Vanden Boom, 39.

Disney on DeSantis:Disney criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' attempt to remove himself from legal battle: 'Evade responsibility'

A fall from a balcony

Vanden Boom died after he accidentally fell from a hotel room balcony, the Orange County Medical Examiner told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network. His death was ruled accidental.

He lived in Greendale, just outside Milwaukee, officials said.

A pending official autopsy will determine the man's official cause and manner of death.

Contributing: Quinn Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Natalie Neysa Alund covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @nataliealund.

More:Stocks

Recommend

Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felo

Oklahoma State surges up and Oklahoma falls back in NCAA Re-Rank 1-133 after Bedlam

Oklahoma State is up, Oklahoma is down and Michigan and Georgia continue to battle for No. 1 in this

Another ex-player is alleging Blackhawks’ former video coach sexually assaulted him in 2009-10

CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsui