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The Burning Man organization released a statement Saturday night. It will bring in cell towers to help attendees make plans to leave and check in with family.

Leon Reece was found unresponsive at around 6:24 p.m. Friday while the festival was experiencing heavy rains, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen said in a statement Monday night.

Drugs are thought to be the cause of death for Leon Reece of Truckee, Calif., the lone fatality at the Burning Man festival this year.

The Nevada desert where 73,000 are gathered for the event is mired in mud from rainstorm, and travel is shut down.

More than 70,000 Burning Man attendees in the Nevada desert are stuck with nobody allowed to leave or enter the site following torrential rain more of which is expected on Sunday.

Actor and comedian Chris Rock found himself amidst the muddy chaos that descended upon the Burning Man festival site. On Saturday, Rock along with a group of fellow festivalgoers rode a pickup

Organizers urged people to stay calm, shelter in place and conserve food and other supplies

The Nevada desert where 73,000 are gathered for the event is mired in mud from rainstorm, and travel is shut down.