A Nevada sheriff says the man who ran into the flames at the Burning Man festival’s signature burning ceremony has died.
Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen says the man ran through a human-chain of security officers at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday during the Man Burn event at the counter-culture festival.
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The sheriff says the man was rescued by firefighters and later died at the UC Davis hospital burn centre in California.
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About 70,000 people are attending the art and music celebration in the Black Rock Desert, about 100 miles (161 kilometres) north of Reno.
The nine-day event culminates with the burning of a towering 40-foot effigy made of wood. Attendees have tried to run into the flames as a symbol of rebirth.
Festival organizers didn’t immediately respond when asked for comment.
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