Add The New York Post on Google A third Burning Man attendee has died during the festival’s 40th anniversary, officials confirmed.
The person, who has not been publicly identified, died while being rushed to a hospital in Reno — about 120 miles away from the festival grounds in the Black Rock Desert, KRX12 reported.
A third person was found dead at this year’s Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. via REUTERS The latest death comes after two other men were found dead on the festival campgrounds last week. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect “Although we average 1 death a year at the Festival, we have had two so far this year within the confines of the Festival and I have received information regarding a third who died in transit to a hospital in Reno,” Jerry Allen, Pershing County sheriff and coroner, told NBC News in a statement.
The person’s cause of death was not immediately clear.
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