Third fatality confirmed at Nevada Burning Man festival
A third participant died while being transported to a Reno-area hospital, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said, referring the case to Washoe County authorities. Festival organizers had earlier confirmed a second death, a 60-year-old man found dead at the event, without releasing a cause.
The first fatality was a man in his mid-50s who died after a medical emergency, organizers said. Event officials also reported that heavy rain on temporarily shut the entrance and exit.