{"id":244264,"date":"2026-04-24T04:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/244264\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T04:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:06:08","slug":"hotel-employee-found-dead-under-industrial-dryer-in-orlando-tourist-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/244264\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel employee found dead under industrial dryer in Orlando tourist district"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Authorities are investigating the death of a hotel employee who was found trapped beneath an industrial dryer at a Hilton property near Orlando\u2019s tourist district.<\/p>\n

Deputies responded around 9 p.m. to the hotel on Destination Parkway, just minutes from the Orange County Convention Center, after reports of a man in his 30s pinned under the equipment. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

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Officials said the victim was an employee of the hotel, but it remains unclear how he became trapped under the dryer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Police activity had largely cleared late Tuesday, though investigators continue working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n

The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Orlando Fire Department and Orlando Police Department.<\/p>\n

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