What we know about reported deaths at the event
USA Today • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Three people have died during the 2024 Burning Man event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, with the latest death occurring during transport to a Reno hospital; identities and details of the third victim have not been released.
- The two previously confirmed deaths were Craigh Mann, 60, found on Sept. 5, and Sampson Tshombe, who died after a medical emergency on Sept. 3; foul play is not suspected in either case.
- Burning Man, a weeklong festival emphasizing self-expression and communal effort, drew about 70,000 attendees this year and concluded on Sept. 7 with the traditional burning of the Man effigy.
- This year's fatalities mark at least the sixth death linked to Burning Man in the past four years, with a total of at least 10 deaths since the event moved to Nevada in 1990.
- Authorities continue to investigate the 2023 unsolved stabbing death of Vadim Kruglov at the festival, highlighting ongoing safety concerns at the event.
