"A death at Burning Man on Saturday night is being investigated as a homicide after a man was found in a pool of blood at a camp in Black Rock City, during the ritual burning of the Man. The Pershing County Sheriff's Office announced Sunday that they had found a deceased man Saturday night around 9:14 pm, just as the annual burning of the Man effigy began on the playa."
""Pershing County Sheriff Office deputies and the Bureau of Land Management immediately responded to the campsite and found a single white adult male lying on the ground, obviously deceased," the release states. The case is being investigated as a homicide, and those attending Burning Man are being asked not to interfere with the investigation. "Although this act appears to be a singular crime, all participants should always be vigilant of their surroundings and acquaintances," the sheriff's office said."
A man was discovered dead in a pool of blood at a camp in Black Rock City around 9:14 pm during the ritual burning of the Man. Pershing County Sheriff's Office deputies and the Bureau of Land Management responded and found a single white adult male lying on the ground, obviously deceased. The case is being investigated as a homicide and participants are being asked not to interfere while the area remains under law enforcement presence. Officials urged attendees to avoid interfering and emphasized community safety. Previous playa deaths have often been accidental or drug-related, including a 2019 carbon monoxide death and a 2023 drug-poisoning case.
Read at sfist.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]