Burning Man attendee airlifted after electrocution
He stepped into a puddle and dropped like a rock. No. He was struck down for intending things unholy. No telling what happened to his stash of adrenochrome he was carrying.
------
A festivalgoer at Burning Man was treated for a potential electrocution and airlifted to a trauma center Tuesday night amid stormy, wet weather in Nevada’s remote Black Rock Desert.
The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the man had “potentially been electrocuted” after stepping into a puddle on Tuesday evening.
After medical teams responded, they determined the man needed more care and he was airlifted to a trauma center, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen told the Reno Gazette-Journal. The Burning Man Project did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but an update posted to the festival’s weather and traffic dashboard and X at 10 p.m. Tuesday warned Burners to take additional precautions during the storm.
“If you are in Black Rock City: Keep an eye out for lightning, take care of your camps, and stay safe,” it reads. “The playa is too wet to drive. Do not drive. Keep all cables, plugs, and generators dry and covered. Elevate connections and seal them with electrical tape. Never run a generator or powered gear sitting in water.”
The Burning Man festival has been hit with back-to-back weather phenomena in recent days. Over the weekend, high winds toppled structures and damaged artwork. Rain that followed left the desert landscape a muddy mess for the tens of thousands of attendees.
On Tuesday evening, the gate to Black Rock City was temporarily closed as rain and lightning descended, but it reopened at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/burningman/article/burning-man-electrocution-puddle-21018318.php