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Death at Disneyland: Woman found dead in parking structure where Chris Christensen killed himself in 2022

The Anaheim police department said the woman was rushed to a hospital but was pronounced dead on February 18

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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: On Saturday, February 18, a woman jumped to death from a parking structure in Disneyland. The woman was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead later. Anaheim Police Department Sgt John McClintock said that the police arrived after someone reported the incident that happened at the Mickey and Friends parking structure. 

California's Mickey and Friends parking structure was opened in 2001 and was the largest in the state at that time. Several people have died in there since. In 2010, Ghassan Trabulsi of Monrovia was found dead inside the parking structure, in 2012 a 23-year-old man died by suicide there and another was discovered dead in 2016. The latest incident happened in December 2022.

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In December 2022, Christensen, 51, jumped to death from the structure. According to NBC Los Angeles, he was an elementary school principal in California's Huntington Beach and was reportedly facing child endangerment accusations. He was arrested in November the same year, for "suspicion of misdemeanor child endangerment and battery." He denied the charges against him in a Facebook post on December 3. He wrote in the post, “I hate when people leave this Earth with so many unanswered questions. So, I hope this provides some insight and perspective," adding, “I am on the brink of losing my job. So, here I am…writing my final FB post to all of you. I need you all to know that a gentle, kind, loving and sincerely good man has been destroyed by one unfortunate night.” 

'Coincidence or Serial killer?'

Many people have reacted to the news on social media. One person said, "Didn’t that happen in December?" Another one said, "This is the 2nd incident on the same parking structure. Life is hard these days." 

A Twitter user said, "Tallest easiest accessible structure in Anaheim. I don’t blame them. Disney has to put up nets now." Another asked, "Coincidence or Serial killer? What’s going on there?" One enquired, "Please tell me she’s not a teacher."

Calling it an accident, one said, "It's easy to fall, especially in the middle of the structure where the two connect." "I thought they should of fixed up the place by now to avoid having people jump off the parking structures," another added.

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