Burning Man attendee dies at festival

A man died while attending the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert this week, the festival said Thursday.

The festivalgoer was described as being in his mid-50s and had a medical emergency at the event, it said in a statement.

He “immediately received lifesaving measures, and was transported to the onsite center for emergency care where he was pronounced deceased,” the festival said.

The man’s identity was being withheld until family could be notified, it said. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, which doubles as the region’s medical examiner, did not immediately respond to a request for information.

The cause and manner of death have not been released.

“The safety and well-being of our community and staff remain our highest priority,” the festival said.

The death came as the festival endured another year with weather woes, including rain on Friday that temporarily closed a main gate to festival grounds known as Black Rock City.

By 6 p.m. on Friday the gate was reopened, organizers said in a discussion board post. The National Weather Service called for blowing dust early Friday evening and a 20% chance of rain on Sunday for nearby Gerlach, Nevada, a community of 58 people about…

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