Thousands stranded in mud at Burning Man

Thousands of revellers attending the annual Burning Man festival were stranded in mud, and asked that they shelter in place and conserve food and water

Attendees known as "burners" strike down their Unicorner camp before new rainfalls in a muddy desert plain on September 3, 2023, after heavy rains turned the annual Burning Man festival site in Nevada's Black Rock desert into a mud pit. Photo: Julie Jammot/AFP

Nevada authorities on Sunday, September 3 said they were investigating one death after a severe rainstorm left tens of thousands of revellers attending the annual Burning Man festival stranded in mud, and asked that they shelter in place and conserve food and water.

The Pershing County Sheriff's Office in northern Nevada said in a statement that the death happened during a "rain event" on Saturday but did not provide details of the cause of death or the person's identity.