Man Found Dead In Suspected Homicide At Burning Man

A man was recovered dormant Saturday successful a suspected homicide astatine nan Burning Man show successful nan Nevada desert.

The man, described arsenic a achromatic big man, was recovered “lying connected nan ground” and deceased aft 9 p.m. connected Saturday, nan Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.

The find was made while nan “Man,” a ample human-shaped woody sculpture astatine nan halfway of nan festival, was engulfed successful flames. A subordinate flagged down a sheriff’s lawman and reported seeing “a antheral taxable lying successful a excavation of blood,” successful Black Rock City, nan sheriff’s agency said.

Deputies, on pinch Bureau Land Management Rangers and Burning Man Project Black Rock Rangers, created a perimeter astir nan area and interviewed participants.

Officials said nan personality of nan man is unknown, and nan assemblage has been transported to nan Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office.

“Although this enactment appears to beryllium a singular crime, each participants should ever beryllium vigilant of their surroundings and acquaintances,” nan sheriff’s agency said.

Law enforcement is preserving nan crime scene, noting nan lawsuit is simply a “complicated investigation” arsenic nan makeshift metropolis will beryllium gone by nan mediate of nan week. The yearly show kicked disconnected Aug. 24 and ends Monday.

Anyone pinch accusation regarding nan homicide is asked to interaction nan sheriff’s office.

Burning Man said successful a connection it is cooperating pinch rule enforcement.

“If you are successful Black Rock City, do not interfere pinch rule enforcement activity,” nan show said. “The information and well-being of our organization are paramount.”

The show said Black Rock Rangers tin connection adjacent support services astatine nan Ranger Headquarters and Outposts, and Black Rock City’s Emergency Services Department’s Crisis Support squad is disposable 24/7 astatine stations.

Last week astatine nan festival, which attracts tens of thousands from crossed nan country, a female “spontaneously” gave birth successful an R.V. camper to her and her husband’s first child.

The babe was calved Aug. 27. Mother Kayla Thompson told The New York Times she was dormant successful nan camper erstwhile she started experiencing a batch of “pain” and minutes later gave commencement to a 3-pound, 9-ounce babe girl.

She explained that she didn’t look pregnant and “didn’t person immoderate symptoms” of pregnancy.

“Even nan nurses astatine nan infirmary were like, ‘You don’t look for illustration you were pregnant astatine all,’” she told nan publication.