A volunteer clean up crew for the Purple Hatter’s Ball at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park found a body floating face down in the campground’s lake, near the chapel, on Monday afternoon. After the Suwannee sheriff department arrived, they discovered that the male was the same person listed in a missing person’s case for a man from Sebastian, Florida (via Bullet Music)
Authorities identified the body as 25-year-old photographer and graphic designer, Scott Harlan Hausheer, a Sebastian River High School graduate who also attended Indian River State College in Fort Pierce.
https://www.facebook.com/dylan.lander/posts/10206963736211501According to Tallahassee ABC affiliate WTXL, Hausheer was last seen Saturday night leaving the Amphitheater stage of the festival. When his friends spoke to police, they said that they were informed by other festival goers that he was taken to the hospital for unspecified reasons. His friends returned home believing that he was still in the hospital.
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Police were called to the park at about 2:40 p.m. EDT on Monday when the body was found. Authorities say that there were no visible signs of struggle or foul play. His body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Tallahassee for further examination.
The park, which is home to a numerous music festivals throughout the year, released this statement:
"We offer our condolences to the grieving family and ask that everyone keep them in their thoughts and prayers at this time. We ask that everyone respect the privacy of the family and to treat this incident with dignity and patience and to allow our capable law enforcement community to proceed with the investigation."
There were no visible signs of trauma to Scott’s body, and foul play is not suspected at this time. Results from an autopsy are pending.
If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Investigator Wayne Kelly at 386-364-3456 or Wayne.Kelly@suwanneesheriff.com. Friends have started memorializing Hausheer on Facebook.
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This article appears in Jun 1-8, 2017.