A wrongful death lawsuit filed this week alleges a man choked to death at a popular Disney Springs restaurant because staff followed a policy to contact private security before dialing 911.
The complaint, filed in federal court on Tuesday, accuses The Boathouse Restaurant of negligence in the death of Kevin Duncan, a Marion County resident who died following a dinner outing in June 2025.
According to the filing, Duncan was eating a steak entrée at the upscale waterfront venue on the evening of June 8 when he began to choke. As friends and family frantically attempted the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the food, restaurant employees allegedly failed to immediately summon emergency medical services…