Czhilispiel Carnival Worker Found Dead in Flatonia

A carnival worker from the Flatonia Czhilispiel was found dead hanging from a rope in a tree Monday morning, Oct. 25.

The carnival was packing up to leave town Monday morning when Flatonia police received a report that one of the workers had hanged himself.

Flatonia Police Chief Lee Dick said other carnival workers reported that they went looking for him around 8:30 a.m. on Monday morning after the man failed to show up for work.

The carnival workers’ camp was located near Robert’s Steakhouse in the woods north of Interstate 10 and east of Hwy. 95.

“They went looking for him and found him in the woods near the site where he was camping, a little bit away from the main group,” Dick said.

Dick said the body was sent to the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office to confirm the manner of death. Officials have not released the man’s name pending family notification.

The man was from the Pacific island nation of Micronesia and he was not a U.S. citizen. Dick said the man was in his mid-to late-20s. Dick said officials were having trouble contacting the man’s family overseas.

In other news related to the Flatonia Czhilispiel, Dick said police received a report about a female who was assaulted during the event. Dick said the investigation was ongoing and declined to comment further.

Dick said police also intervened in an altercation that took place between a group of young people. He said no one was seriously injured, and no one wished to press charges.