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Burning Man has turned deadly for two attendees. The annual festival shared that two people died at the desert arts event in Black Rock City, Nev., over Labor Day weekend. Craigh Mann, 60, "was found ...

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Craigh Mann was found dead just days after another attendee died following a “medical emergency,” organizers said Julie Jammot/AFP via Getty Craigh Mann, 60, was found dead by campmates at his camp at ...

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UPDATE Sept. 8, 9:52 p.m. A Truckee man has been identified as the third death at this year's Burning Man festival, according to the Washoe County Medical Examiner. The medical examiner said Armando ...

Last year, just one in 10 festivalgoers was in their 20s, according to researchers. A decade ago, the same group represented nearly 30 percent of attendees. By Neil Vigdor Burning Man is becoming a ...