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Two Die at Burning Man 2026 as Festival Concludes

Pershing County officials report no obvious signs of external foul play while medical examiners determine causes

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burningmanMedical_005_mac.jpg RN Jonathan Washko of the REMSA, (Reno Emergency Medical Services Agency) checks on a patient who came into the Center with stomach pains. A visit to the medical Center at Center Camp was run by personnel from the Reno area. As the number of participants increases the need for more and more services such as medical care also increases. Burning Man 2007. Photographed in, Black Rock City, Nv, on 8/29/07. Photo by: Michael Macor/ The Chronicle Ran on: 01-09-2007 Jonathan Washko treats a woman with stomach pain at the infirmary, which was on track to have its busiest year. Ran on: 01-09-2007 Jonathan Washko treats a woman with stomach pain at the infirmary, which was on track to have its busiest year. (Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Festival organizers confirmed two deaths during the nine-day event, with the second death announced after the festival concluded on Monday.
  • The second victim was identified as Craigh Mann, 60, who campmates found on Saturday, Sept. 5, and the other was a man in his mid-50s who suffered a medical emergency and died on Sept. 4.
  • Pershing County Sheriff Coroner Jerry Allen said there were no clear signs of external foul play and that final causes of death are pending medical examiner reports.
  • Organizers said on-site medical teams provided emergency care and peer crisis support while heavy rain and muddy conditions closed gates and strained volunteer-run services.
  • The deaths renew scrutiny of festival safety as authorities continue their separate 2025 homicide probe into the killing of Vadim Kruglov, a case for which investigators say potential suspect DNA profiles have been analyzed.