Truckee man dies at Burning Man; drug intoxication suspected

Published: Sep 05, 2023 Duration: 00:01:26 Category: News & Politics

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AND THE CITY SAYS IT WAS ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE INTO COMPLIANCE. WE'RE NOW LEARNING A MAN WHO DIED AT BURNING MAN FRIDAY WAS FROM TRUCKEE, THE WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IDENTIFYING HIM AS 32 YEAR OLD LEON REESE. THEY SAY THAT HE WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS FRIDAY AND DECLARED DEAD ON SITE BY FIRST RESPONDERS. AND THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE MUDDY FESTIVAL GROUNDS TODAY. PEOPLE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THERE WHILE THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER SAYS DRUG INTOXICATION IS SUSPECTED IN THIS CASE. WELL, TODAY, MORE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO LEAVE BURNING MAN. LOOK AT THE CROWDS HERE OVER THE WEEKEND. RAIN CREATED A MUDDY MESS THAT HAD THOUSANDS OF BURNING MAN ATTENDEES STUCK AND OTHER TRYING TO DRIVE OUT THE JOURNEY OUT YESTERDAY AND TODAY, TAKING HOURS FOR MULTIPLE MOMENTS. WE'RE LIKE, WE'RE NOT GETTING OUT OF HERE. AND HONESTLY, THE MOST TERRIFYING PASSENGER RIDE I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF. WE WOULD GET OUT AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF KEEPING OUR SPIRITS UP AND USING WHAT WE HAD TO STAY WARM AND STAY DRY AND STAY FED AND WATERED. DEPUTIES ARE IN THE AREA HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT DRIVERS GET OUT SAFELY. AND HERE'S WHAT'S LEFT. EVEN AFTER THE EVENT, A LOT OF TRASH AND DRIED UP MUD. TODAY, THE FEW PEOPLE WHO SPENT ANOTHER NIGHT HELPED CLEAN UP SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND. THAT'S A BIG THING ABOUT BURNING MAN TO PACK EVERYTHING OUT. NOT THIS YEAR. THE TEMPLE BURN, BY THE

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