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A Disneyland Paris worker has been found dead in its haunted house.

Police confirmed they are investigating the death of a male technician in the Phantom Manor.

The attraction showcases ghosts and other sinister themes.

The body of the 45-year-old father, who had worked at the theme park for 14 years, was found inside the house at around 10am on Saturday.

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It led to the immediate closure of the Phantom Manor.

Officers indicated the technician may have been electrocuted while carrying out work

A spokesman for the prosecutor in nearby Meaux said the man, who has not been identified, was working on the lighting backstage when he died.

An initial examination shows that "accidental death by electrocution" is being probed but an autopsy is yet to be carried out.

"An investigation is ongoing," said the spokesman, adding that police and electrics experts were assisting with the enquiry.

Colleagues who found the man’s lifeless body were also interviewed by officers on Sunday, and all have made statements.

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Patrick Maldidier, a staff union representative at Disneyland Paris, said the man was hugely popular with colleagues and was "always smiling".

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A spokesman for the theme park meanwhile said management was "deeply saddened" by the man’s death, and sent commiserations to his "family and relatives".

The Phantom Manor is now closed to the public until at least Wednesday, to allow the police investigation to continue.

Disneyland Paris attracted more than 14 million visitors in 2014, and is hugely popular with British tourist.

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Mishaps in recent years have included a five-year-old boy ending up in a hospital intensive care unit after falling out of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in 2013.

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Two years earlier five people were injured when part of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction fell on to a train.

And in 2010, a 53-year-old cleaner died after becoming trapped under a boat on the It’s a Small World ride.