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\n\tPolice are investigating the death of a white adult male who was found in a \u201cpool of blood\u201d at the Burning Man festival on Saturday night, Aug. 30, just as the \u201cMan\u201d effigy was beginning to be torched.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Pershing County Sheriff\u2019s Office Deputy was flagged down at the campsite in Black Rock City at about 9.14pm, where a male was found to be lying on the ground, \u201cobviously deceased,\u201d a statement reads.<\/p>\n
\n\tForensics specialists have been called in to help with the collection of evidence and processing the scene in the northern Nevada desert. Officers, at this stage, are treating the death as a homicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tAlthough this act appears to be a \u201csingular crime,\u201d all participants \u201cshould always be vigilant of their surroundings and acquaintances,\u201d reads a statement signed by Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen on Sunday, Aug. 31.<\/p>\n \n\tThe identity of the man hasn\u2019t been released and no further information will be available at this time, the message continues, \u201cbut it will be released as appropriate to provide communication, while still preserving the integrity of the complicated investigation of a crime in a city which will be gone by the middle of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe Pershing County Sheriff\u2019s Office, which investigates all deaths that occur in its jurisdiction, will be the primary source of further information.<\/p>\n \n\tBurning Man organizers said they are cooperating with law enforcement<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cIf you are in Black Rock City,\u201d reads a statement from Burning Man Project, \u201cdo not interfere with law enforcement activity.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tEarlier, producers of the annual gathering announced that several installations<\/a> and projects had been destroyed or damaged following a fierce sandstorm. Among them, the Orgy Dome<\/a> space was closed to the public following damage by heavy winds, and a 50 foot tall art installation called\u00a0Black Cloud,<\/em> created by a team of artists from Ukraine, was reportedly damaged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n