TACOMA — A 37-year-old man who was killed during the Burning Man Festival in a Nevada desert lived in Tacoma, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.

Vadim Kruglov was found dead while lying in a pool of blood on Aug. 30 during the festival, according to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office. The Washoe Medical Examiner’s Office in Nevada identified Kruglov through fingerprints, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

An official cause and manner of death was not released.

Authorities notified Kruglov’s family of his death, the release said. The sheriff’s office says that Kruglov was originally from Russia.

As the “Man” effigy began to burn, an event participant found Kruglov. Authorities were dispatched to the scene near I Street in Black Rock City and pronounced Kruglov

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