A second person has died at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada, after being found dead in his camp on Saturday afternoon. The deceased, Craigh Mann, was a 60-year-old participant at the annual festival. No cause of death was disclosed by authorities. This is the second reported death at this year's festival, which draws around 70,000 attendees and has been ongoing since August 30th.
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A second person has died at the Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock City, where about 70,000 people have gathered for the event. The latest victim, Craigh Mann, 60, was found dead in his camp on Saturday afternoon with no cause of death disclosed. This is the second death reported during the festival, which started on August 30 and is scheduled to end on Monday. A man in his mid-50s died earlier in the festival after a medical emergency, but his name has not been released. The festival organizers have expressed their condolences to Mann's family and those affected by his loss.
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A second Burning Man festivalgoer has died, the festival said Saturday.
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Craigh Mann, 60, was found dead in his camp in Black Rock City, Nevada, at 3 p.m. Saturday, the festival said.
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No cause of death was disclosed.
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“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the participant’s family, friends, campmates, and all those affected by this loss,” the festival said in a statement.
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The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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It was the second death at the annual psychedelic, music and art festival in the Nevada desert, which draws a crowd of about 70,000.
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The festival said last week that a man in his mid-50s died after a medical emergency.
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He “immediately received lifesaving measures, and was transported to the onsite center for emergency care where he was pronounced deceased,” the festival said.
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His name was not disclosed pending family notification.
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The festival started Aug. 30 and is scheduled through Monday.
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