{"id":2134920,"date":"2026-09-08T20:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2134920"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:15:04","slug":"police-release-new-details-about-burning-man-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2134920","title":{"rendered":"Police Release New Details About Burning Man Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c7\/16by9\/2026\/09\/08\/c7659fe88b9642569bdfb17ad91f65a2_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Police Release New Details About Burning Man Deaths<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Burning Man Deaths<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Cops Release New Details<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-08T13:15:04-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 8, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            1:15 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-08T16:03:45-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 8, 2026<br \/>\n                                4:03 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-98c642783e84d72091c77b6e330c18fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260908_c7659fe88b9642569bdfb17ad91f65a2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0b775872-431b-4598-bbf3-967c25ee4b55\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c7\/4by3\/2026\/09\/08\/c7659fe88b9642569bdfb17ad91f65a2_md.jpg\" alt=\"burning man Pershing County Sheriff&apos;s Office\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3669415d572d766caa7d92ee2cfa4bda\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Authorities are speaking out after three people died at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/burning-man\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Burning Man<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; and they say no foul play is suspected in at least two of the deaths.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e47cffec9a615c9c3ebb100e8fa2a28f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Pershing County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in a press release Monday that attendee <strong>Sampson Tshombe<\/strong> died Thursday after &#8220;emergency personnel had performed CPR on him for several minutes.&#8221; They say he was found on a street within the festival before being given CPR and being pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-57d224eb384ac602d3ce820adbb81cd3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-b2694629-eafc-52da-9434-7496b88a7afa\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2015\/09\/09\/celebrities-at-burning-man\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:b2694629-eafc-52da-9434-7496b88a7afa\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0b775872-431b-4598-bbf3-967c25ee4b55\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d7\/4by3\/2026\/09\/08\/d739e8788b544d5bbbda8dd2caa3be71_md.jpg\" alt=\"Stars At Burning Man\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Stars At Burning Man<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1a58addc05f61d704b1c8e3125843267\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Then on Saturday &#8230; PCSO says festivalgoer <strong>Craig Mann<\/strong> was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/07\/burning-man-death-at-campsite\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>found deceased<\/strong><\/a> in his trailer he was sharing with his significant other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2f5f3b3979f521ea83c534711fe8a67b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>PCSO says preliminary investigations found no external signs of foul play in either man&#8217;s death &#8230; and autopsy and toxicology results could take 6 to 8 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2eea86acfd6aaedd9de7d1dd16480b1a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260905_951e02c2d68241a59e957d08dd513c5b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0b775872-431b-4598-bbf3-967c25ee4b55\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/95\/4by3\/2026\/09\/05\/951e02c2d68241a59e957d08dd513c5b_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-burning-man-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-09d13d8969870d76a718c401040ba9c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A third person was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/08\/third-death-at-burning-man\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>reported dead<\/strong><\/a> Monday, with officials only sharing that the person died on the way from Burning Man to a Reno hospital.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c82cea4a7b3dc78838c5bc89d512ab83\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Three deaths at Burning Man are highly unusual &#8230; Pershing County Sheriff\u00a0<strong>Jerry Allen<\/strong>\u00a0says the festival usually averages just 1 death per year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/08\/new-details-about-people-who-died-at-burning-man\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:0b775872-431b-4598-bbf3-967c25ee4b55\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on 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Man DeathsCops Release New Details Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 8, 2026 1:15 PM PDT| Updated September 8, 2026 4:03 PM PDT Getty Authorities are speaking out after three people died at Burning Man &#8230; and they say no 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