A Disneyland visitor who suffered a heart attack while riding the Haunted Mansion was unresponsive when her ride vehicle returned to the unload station and was pronounced dead after reaching the hospital, according to officials.
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Anaheim Fire & Rescue responded to Disneyland on Monday, Oct. 6 at about 6:30 p.m. for an unresponsive woman in her 60s who had just finished riding the Haunted Mansion attraction, according to spokesperson Sgt. Matt Sutter.
Disneyland security provided CPR until Anaheim Fire & Rescue paramedics arrived and the woman was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead, according to Sutter.
The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner will determine the cause of death, according to Sutter.
Disneyland and Anaheim Fire officials have not released the name, age or city of residence of the woman.
Matt Desmond, who goes by Disney Scoop Guy on social media, posted news of the Disneyland death on his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
“Sending condolences to her family and loved ones,” Desmond wrote on Twitter.