Burning Man Attendee’s Death Suspected Drug Intoxication: Coroner

Attendees gather to watch the burning of "The Chapel of Babel," a work of art by Michael Burlington, during the annual Burning Man Festival in the early morning of Sept. 5, 2023.Julie Jammot/AFP via Getty Images

Amid a heavy rainstorm that trapped tens of thousands at Burning Man, a death reported at the festival is suspected to be due to drug intoxication.

Leon Reece, 32, of Truckee, California, was pronounced dead late on Sept. 1. after he was discovered unresponsive at the 2023 Burning Man festival in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.