Recurring afternoon thunderstorms at Burning Man 2025 have produced flash-flood conditions and standing water across the event site. A man was reportedly electrocuted and airlifted to a hospital Tuesday night sometime after 6 pm; his name and condition remain undisclosed. Multiple campers reported electrical systems being damaged by flood waters, and local reports indicate the incident involved stepping into a puddle near powered equipment. Officials advised keeping cables, plugs, and generators dry and never running generators in water. Storms closed the event gates Tuesday evening and forced vehicle turnaways before gates reopened Wednesday morning.
Someone was electrocuted at Burning Man Tuesday night and had to be airlifted out, as recurring thunderstorms are creating flooded conditions that are very risky for generators and electrical gear. We are now about halfway through Burning Man 2025, and this year's event has been pummeled with afternoon thunderstorms that have created flash-flood conditions. The standing water from these storms is quite possibly responsible for this year's first major medical emergency at Burning Man,
as the Reno Gazette-Journal reports that a man was electrocuted and airlifted to a hospital Tuesday night sometime after 6 pm. The man's name and condition have not been made public. And we are merely speculating that the man was electrocuted by stepping in a puddle that had active electrical gear, but there are many factors pointing to this, and several campers who've spoken on Burning Man Information Radio report that their electrical systems have been getting fried by the flood waters.
Reno's KNRV reports that the man was airlifted after reportedly stepping into a puddle of water and potentially being electrocuted. Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen merely told the Gazette Journal that We were able to verify a male was airlifted for a report of electrocution, though the Chronicle adds his office was struggling to get more details from Burning Man officials.
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