Orlando TSA agent dies after apparently jumping from airport balcony

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent died Saturday morning after apparently jumping from a balcony in the Orlando International Airport.

"At 9:30 a.m., an individual jumped from the Hyatt Regency Hotel into the atrium area of the airport," the Orlando Police Department tweeted. "A male in his 40s was found in critical condition and transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Preliminary information suggests an apparent suicide."

Authorities have confirmed the man's role as a TSA employee but have not identified him. This is an isolated incident, police say, and any "reports of suspicious vehicles related to this incident are FALSE."

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Dozens of flights were canceled or delayed after the Federal Aviation Administration briefly grounded all flights at Orlando, but as of midday the airport was resuming normal operations.