A 24-year-old man jumped to his death from a parking lot at Disneyland in California, police said, the third suicide at the theme park in less than a year.
Jonah Alexander Edwards jumped from the six-story, 5,000-seat Pixar Pals parking lot in Anaheim on Wednesday around 9:30 p.m., according to a local. Patch report.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Post has sought comment from the Anaheim Police Department and Disneyland.
It is the third suicide at the theme park since last December and the sixth since 2010.
A 46-year-old woman identified as Arizona mother and talented hairstylist Marney Schoenfeld plunged to her death from the parking lot of Mickey and Friends in February.
Police have not been able to determine whether he “jumped or fell” from the six-level, 10,000-space parking structure, although his death is reportedly being investigated as a suicide.
In December, a 51-year-old elementary school principal jumped to his death in an incident that police ruled a suicide in the same garage, which was the world’s largest parking lot when it opened in 2000.
The jumper was identified as Christopher Christensen, 51, who had been principal of Huntington Beach elementary schools for 22 years and was due in court next week on child endangerment and assault charges.
Following his death, his 26-year-old daughter said the “toxic” relationship her father shared with his “abusive” wife was what led him to end his life.
At least three other people died by apparent suicide in Disneyland parking lots between 2010 and 2016.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAlmost 50,000 people died by suicide in 2022, 2.6% more than the previous year.
About 2% of suicides result from people jumping or falling to their deaths, the CDC reported. The grim figure means that in 2022, around 1,000 people will take their own lives by jumping or falling to their deaths.
If you are having suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free, confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or visit SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
