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RENO, Nevada - A man found dead in a pool of blood at the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert has been identified, authorities said.

Victim was from Russia

What we know:

The Nevada Bureau of Land Management said the victim was Vadim Kruglov of Russia. His family has been notified.

Last Saturday, a Pershing County sheriff’s deputy was flagged down by a festival-goer in the Black Rock Desert who reported that a man was lying in a pool of blood. Kruglov was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death as a homicide. Authorities said the incident occurred between 8 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. that evening in Black Rock City, the makeshift encampment built for the festival.

Investigators have interviewed several participa

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