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Edward Helmore

Sheriffs seek to identify man found dead ‘in pool of blood’ at Burning Man festival

The Burning Man festival, held annually in Nevada, attracts thousands to the Black Rock Desert.
The Burning Man festival, held annually in Nevada, attracts thousands to the Black Rock Desert. Photograph: Debra Reid/Alamy

Nevada sheriffs are asking the public’s help in identifying a man killed on Saturday in an apparent homicide at the Burning Man festival.

In a statement on Monday, Pershing county sheriff Jerry Allen asked for assistance to identify the man, who was found dead in the futurist encampment of Black Rock City as the festival reaching its climax when an effigy – the eponymous burning man – was set alight.

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