A festival visitor approaches the sheriff’s deputy as the huge statue burns in the Nevada desert.
A man lay in a pool of blood, the man reported Saturday at 9:14 pm.
When the agent found the man at the campsite with the Land Administration ranger, he died.
Since then, investigators have been flocking to the scene to gather evidence and interview neighboring campers on the nine-day burning People’s Day, which brings thousands of people to a desolate area about 120 miles north of Reno each year to celebrate “community, art, self-expression and self-reliance.”
Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said in a press release Sunday that the death was believed to be a homicide. The remains of the man, who has not yet been identified, are with the Wausau County District Medical Examiner’s Office.
“Although this act seems to be a strange crime, all participants should always be alert to their surroundings and acquaintances,” Allen wrote.
The nonprofit organizing festival burning people project says In a statement on its website It is working with law enforcement and providing peer support counselors locally.
Last year, Kendra Frazer, 39, The man who died of burning First responders were unable to revive her. Frazer is found dead from her sleep After an asthma attack.
Truckee’s Leon Reece in 2023 Died on holiday According to the Reno Gazette, he was found to have no response. According to a preliminary investigation by the Wausau County District Medical Examiner’s Office, he was suspected of dying from his death.
Other deaths at the festival over the years include a man who encountered a burning man fire in 2018, a woman crashed in 2014, another woman was hit by a car in 2003, while the pilot of the plane crashed on the festival’s airport in 2003. According to the Gazette.
This year’s burning man was interrupted by unexpected joy before Saturday’s grim discovery.
The woman didn’t realize she was pregnant until she Start working in her RV She and her husband said Wednesday morning.
Nearby campers including obstetricians and gynecologists and other medical professionals scrambled to lean towards Aurora, who entered the world with 3½ pounds. They scooped clean blankets, salt water and other emergency medical supplies in the dusty and muddy camp.
