Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead at Burning Man in the Nevada desert over the weekend.The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said an event participant flagged down a deputy Saturday at 9:14 p.m. while the festival’s iconic wooden effigy of a man was being burned. The deputy was “advised of a male subject lying in a pool of blood.” Pershing County deputies and Bureau of Land Management rangers found the body of the man on the ground and then created a perimeter around the area. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is also assisting in the investigation. Several people in the area have been interviewed and the area of Black Rock City where the homicide happened “will have a heavy law enforcement presence until the scene can be released,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement on Sunday. The sheriff’s office said the identity of the person who died was not immediately clear. His body was taken to the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office. Authorities urged people to remain vigilant. Anyone with information to share is urged to call the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office. Burning Man’s organizers said in a statement that they were cooperating with law enforcement. “If you are in Black Rock City, do not interfere with law enforcement activity,” the statement said. The organizers said people in Black Rock City could use free public WiFi at various locations to communicate with family. (See those locations here.)There are also peer support services at Ranger HQ and outposts. Black Rock City’s Emergency Services Department’s Crisis Support team can also offer assistance. Burning Man is set to end on Monday.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

PERSHING COUNTY, Nev. —

Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead at Burning Man in the Nevada desert over the weekend.

The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said an event participant flagged down a deputy Saturday at 9:14 p.m. while the festival’s iconic wooden effigy of a man was being burned.

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The deputy was “advised of a male subject lying in a pool of blood.”

Pershing County deputies and Bureau of Land Management rangers found the body of the man on the ground and then created a perimeter around the area.

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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is also assisting in the investigation. Several people in the area have been interviewed and the area of Black Rock City where the homicide happened “will have a heavy law enforcement presence until the scene can be released,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement on Sunday.

The sheriff’s office said the identity of the person who died was not immediately clear. His body was taken to the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Authorities urged people to remain vigilant.

Anyone with information to share is urged to call the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office.

Burning Man’s organizers said in a statement that they were cooperating with law enforcement.

“If you are in Black Rock City, do not interfere with law enforcement activity,” the statement said.

The organizers said people in Black Rock City could use free public WiFi at various locations to communicate with family. (See those locations here.)

There are also peer support services at Ranger HQ and outposts. Black Rock City’s Emergency Services Department’s Crisis Support team can also offer assistance.

Burning Man is set to end on Monday.

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