Authorities ID Man Who Jumped from the Disneyland Hotel
From the OC Register:
ANAHEIM – Authorities have identified a 48-year-old man who apparently jumped to his death Friday from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel’s Wonder Tower.
John Newman Jr., of Santa Cruz, jumped from a balcony in the hotel’s south tower onto a parking lot at 1150 Magic Way, authorities said.
Newman was in town on business and was staying in a room with a business associate; the business associate was in the room when the man jumped, said Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez.
Newman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives interviewed possible witnesses to see if anyone saw what happened.
The hotel has been the scene of at least two other suicides. In 1994, a 75-year-old man jumped from the ninth floor and was pronounced dead at the scene. Two years later, a 23-year-old man committed suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of the hotel.
In 1998, a 23-year-old Walt Disney Co. employee jumped from the 14th floor but survived the fall.