Authorities in Nevada were investigating a death at the Burning Man festival where thousands of attendees remained stuck in a muddy mess Sunday, the result of flooding from storms that swept across the Black Rock desert.
GERLACH, Nev. -- An unusual late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a muddy mess with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert but some Burning Man partygoers said Sunday that their spirits remained unbroken.The annual gathering in the Black Rock Desert about 110 miles north of Reno attracts nearly 80,000 artists, musicians and activists for a mix of wilderness camping and avant-garde performances.
Officials said late Saturday they didn't yet know when the roads would"be dry enough for RVs or vehicles to navigate safely," but they were hopeful vehicles could depart by late Monday if weather conditions improved. Those who remained Sunday described a resilient community making the most of the muddy conditions: Many posted selfies of themselves covered in mud, dancing or splashing in the makeshift lakes.
"Usually it's very crowded with art cars, bikes and people all over the place but yesterday it was like an abandoned playground," he added. To prevent her shoes from getting stuck in the muddy clay, Barger says she put a plastic bag over each of her shoes and then covered each bag with a sock. Others were just barefoot.
The Pershing County Sheriff's Office but offered few details of the death, as the investigation continued, including the identity of the deceased person or the suspected cause. John Asselin, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Land Management, said he had seen"a steady stream" of vehicles leaving the festival site.Bay Area resident and circus performer Christine Lee was among those trying to navigate the muddy playa.
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