Second participant dies during Burning Man festival in Nevada
Authorities confirmed a second death at the Burning Man event in Black Rock City, following a prior fatality the day before.
The Burning Man Project announced on Sept. 5 that a second attendee died at the annual gathering in Black Rock City, Nevada. The individual, identified as 60-year-old Craig Mann, was found deceased by fellow campers in his camp on Saturday afternoon. No further details about the cause of death have been released.
The previous death, reported on Sept. 4, involved a man in his mid-50s who suffered a medical emergency. According to the organization, he received immediate lifesaving measures and was taken to the onsite emergency care center, where he was later pronounced dead. His name has been withheld pending family notification.