A homicide investigation was underway after a man was found dead at the Burning Man festival in Northern Nevada Saturday night, the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.

Around 9:15 p.m., a festivalgoer flagged down a deputy and told them there was a man “lying in a pool of blood,” the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office and Bureau of Land Management rangers then responded to the campsite and found a man who they said was “obviously” dead on the ground, according to the press release.

Deputies and rangers blocked off the area and began investigating while also calling in the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division for assistance, the press release said.

Several attendees were interviewed by law enforcement, and the area will continue to have

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