One male jumped into the flame and died in a "burning man" where tens of thousands of participants survive in a poor environment

Participants gathered from all over the world in a poor environment of 40 degrees in the day and 0 degrees in the evening, a desert in which electricity, gas and radio waves are attacked many times a day by sandstorms that can not be seen even in the hands of their own hands In the event "Burning man" spending a week with self-expression, there was an incident that the participants jumped into the flames that could burn and died.

Updated Response After Incident During Saturday Burn | Burning Man Journal
https://journal.burningman.org/2017/09/news/brc-news/incident-during-saturday-burn/

Man dies after running into fire at Burning Man - Las Vegas Review-Journal
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/man-dies-after-running-into-fire-at-burning-man/

Burning Man attendee dies after jumping into flames - CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/03/us/burning-man-festival-death/index.html

Burning man is a huge event to be held for about a week from the last Sunday of August to the first Monday of September. In the Black Rock Desert located in Reno City, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, Nevada, tens of thousands of participants from all over the world live self-sufficiently expressing themselves in various ways. The characteristic of Burning Man as an event is that it has settled a break with commercialism and that "exchange by currency" is not done. Participants at the event are maintaining a community with the spirit of "gift" that does not require barter, even not barter.

GIGAZINE editorial staff also participated in the burning man of 2013, and the state at that time can be seen from the following summary article.

A huge event "Burning Man 2013" that creates a chaotic hypothetical city in the desert, all articles summary - GIGAZINE


From the following article on how the day spent in the city where money does not exist will become. Meals, breaks, play, repair of daily necessities, etc. are all done without money exchange.

What happens when you spend the day in the "gift" culture town where money does not exist? Report - First Part ~ - GIGAZINE


Also, what kind of atmosphere the 2017 burning man was like can be seen from the following movie.

Burning Man 2017 Hyperlapse - YouTube


The burning man of 2017 was held from August 27 (Sunday) until September 4 (Monday). Burning man creates a fan-shaped urban area with a diameter of 2.4 km, a fictitious city "Black Rock City" in the center of the open space, and its surrounding area for one week. And "The Man" which is a symbol at the center of the open space, "Temple" at 12 o'clock will be built. What kind of structure the The Man and Temple will be different for each year, but in any case it is huge, just as a symbol. And on Saturday evening the event will end as The Men burns Temple on Sunday evening.

Even if it says "burn" in a word, since The Man is as big as a dome and a gymnasium, the burning appearance is like a disaster, and at the beginning it is surprised that "Is this ok?" It is likely to run away.

Burning man's symbol "The Man" burned grandly as if telling the end of the festival - GIGAZINE


In the Burning Man of 2017, Aaron Joel Mitchell, an American male living in Switzerland, jumped into the blazing The Man. Mr. Mitchell has jumped into the flame by going through double security, although there are security personnel in addition to participants watching the situation around The Man. The firefighters tried to bring Mr. Mitchell out of The Man but failed by the structure and failed, then it seems he had only to wait for The Man to collapse in order to rescue.


Mr. Mitchell was brought to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California by helicopter but died on Sunday morning. According to the medical staff in charge, Mitchell is not supposed to have taken alcohol or medication when he jumped into the flame.

Mr. Mitchell who died of the man in the photo. According to Mr. Mitchell's family, Mr. Mitchell is an athlete who loves nature and care for health, and why he jumped into the flame is unknown. Mr. Mitchell says that he was a "man who likes people from around the world who have friends all over the world, who can help people who need help, who can help anyone." In addition, it seems that it was the first time for participation in the burning man in 2017.


Mr. Jerry Allen, sheriff of Pershing State in Nevada County, this event is a tragedy for all Burning Man participants, especially the boys and girls who participated in the event adults happening in front of them We are going to be unable to process like ours. The burning man's administrator also said on the official website that "This incident has broadly influenced not only those who reacted immediately on the spot but also other witnesses and the Black Rock City community We are hiring staff to respond to this impact. "I have said, Personnel were assigned to spiritual care of event participants and staff.

It is not clear why Mr. Mitchell jumped into the flame, but as Monday morning a lot of participants will leave the event venue, the survey is done but the information gathering is It seems to be difficult.