The festival-goer who tragically festival has been identified as 39-year-old Kendra Frazer. Tragedy has already stuck within 24 hours at this years' , as one woman was found dead with her cause of death still unknown. During the first day of the nine-day-long festival, emergency services responded to a "report of an unresponsive individual" at 11:29 am on Sunday.
While the Pershing County Sheriff's Office is conducting the investigation, the Washoe County Medical Examiner will run tests and determine her official cause of death, a process that could take months. Emergency responders performed life-saving measures on Kendra but were unsuccessful, the festival's organizers revealed in a statement. Jerry Allen with the Pershing County Sheriff said in a statement: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the decedent.
This is the first reported death on the playa this year and unfortunately it has happened on day one." The Nevada-based festival is offering 24/7 peer support services and a 24/7 crisis support team during the festival as they have faced a string of deaths in the past. In a statement, the organizers said: "It is with heavy hearts that Burning Man Project confirms the death of a participant in Black Rock City in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
" They continued: "Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and friends affected by this loss. The participant has been identified by the Pershing County Sheriff's Office. The safety and well-being of o.