Medical examiner releases causes of death for three men who died at Burning Man
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – A Yuma man was one of the three victims who was found dead at this year’s Burning Man Festival in Nevada.
The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the causes of death for the three men who died at, or were taken from the festival and then passed away.
Craig Mann, a 60-year-old man from Yuma, was found unresponsive in his car on September 5, and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
His cause of death was a combination of cocaine, methamphetamine toxicity, and cardiovascular disease.
The man’s death was ruled as an accident.
Meanwhile, the Medical Examiner’s Office said Tshombe Sampson, a 62-year-old man from Santa Monica, California, was pronounced dead at a medical center inside the festival on September 3, and his cause of death was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with the manner of death being natural.
In addition, Armando Ramirez, a 51-year-old man from Truckee, California, was taken from the festival on September 4, where he was pronounced dead in an ambulance “after unsuccessful resuscitative efforts,” the Medical Examiner’s Office said.
They go on to add that Ramirez’s cause of death was from toxic effects of methamphetamine and MDMA, while hypertensive cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and chronic methamphetamine use were listed as other significant factors contributing to his death. His death was ruled as an accident.
Media Release 2026-10-16 (Ramirez, Tshombe, Mann)Download
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