3 deaths reported during Burning Man 2026 event in Nevada

Three people have died during this year's Burning Man event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, according to local authorities and reports.

The Pershing County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Sept. 7 that a third person died while being transported to a hospital in Reno, Nevada, television stations KRNV and KSNV reported. Authorities did not release the person's identity or additional details.

USA TODAY reached out to the Pershing County Sheriff's Office for more information and comment.

The latest death was reported as authorities investigate the deaths of two other Burning Man participants. Authorities said foul play is not suspected in either case.

The two people were identified as Craigh Mann, 60, and Sampson Tshombe, according to KRNV, KSNV and the Reno Gazette Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.

Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen told the Reno Gazette Journal that campmates discovered Mann at around 3 p.m. local time Sept. 5. An autopsy will be conducted by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause and manner of death.

"Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the participant's family, friends, campmates and all those affected by this loss," Burning Man said in a statement on Sept. 5.

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