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A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead lying in
a pool of blood at the Burning Man festival on Saturday. 

A festival attendee alerted authorities to the man around 9:15 p.m.
local time Saturday, about the same time the giant "Man" effigy in the
middle of the venue was starting to burn — the event, held on the
second-to-last night of the gathering, which gives the annual arts and
music festival its name. 

When Pershing County Sheriff's Office deputies found the man, he was
"obviously deceased," the sheriff's office said in a statement. 

The sheriff's office said the victim, described as a White man, had not
yet been identified, and his body was taken to the Washoe County Medical
Examiner's Office. 

The sheriff's office did not provide any information on a possible cause
of death or suspects. 

"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. 

The sheriff's office noted the Washoe County Sheriff's Office was also
on hand to assist in the investigation and said there would be a "heavy
law enforcement presence until the scene can be released." The festival
is set to conclude Monday. 

The Pershing County Sheriff's office said it would be a "complicated
investigation of a crime in a city which will be gone by the middle of
the week." 

Burning Man has been held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert annually since
1990, where tens of thousands of people gather for the week prior to
Labor Day to create the temporary Black Rock City. 

The Black Rock Desert is a dried lake bed in a remote area of
northwestern Nevada, about 150 miles from Reno.  

In 2023, one person died amid heavy rain that caused severe flooding
during the event. Over 70,000 people were stranded for several days as
the festival's operations were halted and roads into and out of the
event area were closed. 


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