A woman in her 40s was transported to a local hospital on Sunday, marking the fourth unexpected death to occur in the vicinity of the Floridian parks in a month.

Fourth Disney World guest dies in 1 month

A woman in her 40s was transported to a local hospital on Sunday, marking the fourth unexpected death to occur in the vicinity of the Floridian parks in a month.

By Wesley Stenzel

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Another theme park guest has died during a trip to Walt Disney World.

On Sunday, a parkgoer, described as a woman in her 40s, was taken from Disney World to a nearby hospital where she died, a representative for the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Florida tells ** in a statement.

A cause of death was not immediately available, but authorities say that "there were no signs of foul play" in the incident.

A representative for Disney World did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.

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The incident marks the fourth death in as many weeks near the Florida resort.

Summer Equitz, a guest of Disney's Contemporary Resort hotel near the Magic Kingdom park died on Oct. 16. A representative for the Orange County Sheriff's Office emphasized that despite incorrect social media reporting suggesting otherwise, the guest "was NOT struck by the monorail, so that is erroneous information."

Less than a week later, a guest died at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground in Florida. The decedent, who was a man in his 60s, was found unresponsive in his bed on Oct. 21. After his wife called 911, medical personnel used an automated external defibrillator and transported him to AdventHealth Celebration, where he was pronounced dead.

Another guest of the Contemporary Resort hotel, Matthew Cohn, died two days later on Oct. 23.

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Tragedy also struck at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., when a woman in her 60s died after riding the Haunted Mansion attraction on Oct. 7. Matt Sutter of the Anaheim Police Department told EW that "Disneyland security personnel provided CPR until paramedics arrived."

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Prior to the recent deaths at Disney parks, a 32-year-old guest at Universal's Epic Universe in Orlando died on Sept. 17. The parkgoer, Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, died from "multiple blunt impact injuries" after becoming unresponsive while riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster. Zavala had a pre-existing spinal condition and was on medication upon riding the coaster.

Universal Orlando's president and COO Karen Irwin sent an emotional memo to resort staffers after the incident, writing that "few moments have been as difficult as this one" and reiterated that "safety is, and always will be, at the forefront of everything we do" at the parks.

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