A second Burning Man attendee was found dead in his camp on Saturday afternoon, just days after a man died at the Nevada festival.<\/p>\n
60-year-old Craigh Mann was found dead by his campmates at the annual nine-day long event<\/a> at Black Rock City in Nevada, according to the festival. A cause of death was not revealed.<\/p>\n Two men on a bicycle at Burning Man. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n People in costumes on the dusty Black Rock Desert at Burning Man. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n \u201cOur thoughts and deepest condolences are with the participant\u2019s family, friends, campmates, and all those affected by this loss,\u201d the festival said in a statement.<\/a><\/p>\n This comes as a man in his mid-50s also died just a few days<\/a> prior after suffering a medical emergency and receiving lifesaving measures, according to\u00a0a notice from the Burning Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with heavy hearts that Burning Man Project confirms a Black Rock City participant in his mid-50s experienced a medical emergency, immediately received lifesaving measures, and was transported to the onsite center for emergency care where he was pronounced deceased,\u201d Burning Man also said in the statement.<\/p>\n A woman in a cowboy hat and shorts looks at her phone in the dusty Black Rock Desert. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n The festival experienced a weather hazard this year. X\/@unicorn<\/p>\n Before the two deaths, rain forced the closure of festival\u2019s main entry and exit gate in the Black Rock Desert.<\/p>\n Anyone planning to attend the festival was told by organizers on Friday to delay their travel, and for those already at the event to avoid driving their vehicles. <\/p>\n Rooted in self-expression and self-reliance<\/a>, Burning man has been running for 40 years after starting as a small function in 1986. This year\u2019s event began on August 30 and is set to run through Labor Day Monday.<\/p>\n A satellite image shows the annual Burning Man event on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Black Rock City, Nevada. via REUTERS<\/p>\n A man and woman walk across the desert at Burning Man. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n In 2019, nearly 80,000 people attended Burning Man but attendance has been steadily shrinking since. <\/p>\n