Large Police Presence

[fillerup]

No idea what's going on - I don't see anything in the local media.

Heading to Epcot around 5:30pm today, we saw five marked (three with lights flashing) and one unmarked Sheriff's vehicles and one WDW Security vehicle. Didn't see any civilian cars.

They were parked on the westbound side of World Drive between 192 and Osceola Parkway. Numerous deputies hiking into the woods.

Just drove by again at 9:15 and there were three marked still there, lights flashing, one unmarked with his lights shining into the woods.

Not much, but it's all I've got.

 

[puntagordabob]

bump for deatails?!?!

 

[InLikeFlynn]

I heard Flynn had to leave today to go off in search of the Stabbington brothers....maybe they are helping?

 

[SeaCastle]

Maybe somebody's nose got broken. :lookaroun

 

[Hakunamatata]

Maybe somebody's nose got broken. :lookaroun

That's funny right there. I don't care who you are.......

 

[Jakester]

It is Independance Day Weekend. So maybe its extra patrols ??

 

[ChrisFL]

Maybe Disco Yeti escaped

 

[fillerup]

It is Independance Day Weekend. So maybe its extra patrols ??

I wasn't clear. These weren't patrols. They were all Sheriff's vehicles, not sure whether Osceola or Orange stopped on the side of World Drive.

Maybe something, maybe not. but they were there for four hours tonight.

 

[LilSuzy]

Maybe somebody's nose got broken. :lookaroun

That's funny right there. I don't care who you are.......

:ROFLOL::ROFLOL: That's good stuff.....

 

[Zummi Gummi]

Meg Crofton got out again?

 

[trr1]

could it be this?
Worker dies in accident at I-Drive thrill park
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/os-magical-midway-accident-20110702,0,686511.story

 

[unkadug]

could it be this?
Worker dies in accident at I-Drive thrill park
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/os-magical-midway-accident-20110702,0,686511.story

Justin Honeycutt, 30, was about 90 feet up and wearing a harness when he fell, according to Battalion Chief Mark Smothers with Orange County Fire Rescue.

The man fell about 6 feet before being caught by the harness, Smothers said.

• How dies a 30 YO die from a six foot fall?
  
  
• Something isn't right with that whole story.

I also highly doubt that this accident has any connection to the Sheriff's search on Disney property.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

Numerous deputies hiking into the woods.

When you gotta go take a leak, you just gotta go

one unmarked with his lights shining into the woods

Perverts :lookaroun

 

[twodisneyfans]

Misc

Maybe they were trying to find the free donuts????

 

[Clamman73]

The police got reports of a little purple dinosaur in the area...Figment just couldn't take it anymore...who could blame him...:brick:

 

[Krack]

A rumor leaked out of TDO that they were re-opening Pleasure Island and immediately the scene began to resemble a Mad Max movie - with drunken demolition derby crashes and roving gangs of teenage marauders. It was horrifying; the police were quickly called in to quell the riot. Luckily, Disney (working in conjunction with the Orlando Mayor's office and Florida Governor's PR team) was able to buy off all of the news outlets in the area so this will never be made public. Don't believe me? Try to search for it on Google ... you won't find a single mention.

 

[BalooChicago]

How dies a 30 YO die from a six foot fall?

6' is the maximum distance allowed by OSHA when attached by a harness - I wonder if the fall was not what killed him but rather something else (like he was shocked, and then fell).

 

[puntagordabob]

So anyone have any update on the OPs original info?

 

[The Mom]

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• How dies a 30 YO die from a six foot fall?
  
  
• Something isn't right with that whole story.

I also highly doubt that this accident has any connection to the Sheriff's search on Disney property.

He was up 90 feet - the harness stopped him after 6 feet. He may have hit the side of the attraction, or his neck may have snapped during the quick stop. Something may have happened prior to the fall, which is what actually killed him.

 

[EpcotFanForever]

Ohhhhh - I thought the headline meant this....