The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said Kruglov was found in a pool of blood at the annual art and music gathering in the Black Rock Desert.
TACOMA, Wash. — Authorities have identified the man found dead at the Burning Man festival in Nevada as 37-year-old Vadim Kruglov of Tacoma.
The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday that Kruglov was pronounced dead at the scene on Aug. 30 in Black Rock City. The cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said Kruglov was found in a pool of blood at the annual art and music gathering in the Black Rock Desert, about 110 miles north of Reno. Investigators said the case is being treated as a homicide.
Deputies and Bureau of Land Management rangers responded to the scene Saturday and cordoned off the area. Authorities have interviewed several festival participants but have not announced any arrests.
Kruglov’s family has been notified, the sheriff’s office said. Burning Man organizers said they are cooperating with the investigation and urged attendees not to interfere.
The weeklong festival, which draws tens of thousands of people each year, concluded Monday with the burning of a towering wooden effigy.
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