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Jill Filipovic writes that one of the 10 principles of the popular Burning Man festival, “self-reliance,” was certainly tested this year, as torrential rains stranded thousands of Burners on the playa for several days.
A man who died at the Burning Man festival in northern Nevada, identified as Leon Reece, is believed to have passed away from drug intoxication, reports say.
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The traffic jam leaving the Burning Man festival eased up considerably Tuesday as the exodus from the mud-caked Nevada desert entered a second day following massive rain that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded there for days.
After being stranded for days due to heavy flooding and muddy conditions, Burning Man attendees began leaving the city at Black Rock City on Monday afternoon
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Leon Reece, 32, is suspected to have died of drug intoxication while at the annual festival in Nevada, the regional medical examiner’s office said Tuesday