A man has been found dead at a hippie commune in Brunswick, Georgia. The man, whose identity is yet to be confirmed but is believed to be that of a Spaniard named Richard Barton, was found floating face down in the middle of a pond on the property in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The exact cause of death is still unknown, but police are suspecting snakebite due to puncture marks, extreme redness, and hyper-tumescence around what they euphemistically described as the deceased's "groin area".
Mystery surrounds why Mr. Barton's body was fully unclothed at the time of death. The pond is ostensibly "clothing-optional", but it is both by convention and common sense that this designation only applies during daylight hours, outside of which venomous wildlife becomes much more prevalent and manifestly more difficult to identify and evade. Mr. Barton was seen retiring to his sparse chalet shortly before midnight, and is presumed to have descended to the pond shortly after.
Mr. Barton had been staying in the commune's commercial venture, cutely named "The Hostel in the Forest", since Sunday. Despite no electricity, minimum comforts, primitive sanitation and cold, outdoor showers, its nightly prices are nonetheless eyebrow-raising. Guests are also compelled to perform menial cleaning, food preparation and refusal disposal tasks for zero discount or compensation. According to locals the hostel is a safe haven for Communists. Mr. Barton's political allegiances remain unclear.
Current hostel residents are in shock, and remain unavailable for comment. Staff and administrators declined to go on the record, but mentioned that Mr. Barton was a bit of a loner, with a slightly condescending air, and while apparently happy to take part in communal activities and rituals, never failed to do so without a mocking grin on his face.