3 people die during 2026 Burning Man festival
Los Angeles Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Three attendees of the Burning Man festival died during the weeklong event, according to authorities.
- Sampson Tshombe was found on a festival street and taken to a temporary hospital before dying on Thursday.
- Craig Mann, aged 60, was found dead in his trailer two days later, with no foul play suspected in either death.
- A third festivalgoer died en route to a Reno hospital, as reported by the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office.
- The causes of death for all three individuals have not been publicly disclosed.
