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Three people die at Burning Man this year, tripling average number of deaths

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Three people die at Burning Man this year, tripling average number of deaths

Rise in fatalities comes amid news reports that the average age of Burning Man attendees is increasing Three men over 50 died at Burning Man this year, tripling the average number of deaths in connection with the annual festival that brings tens of thousands of people to build a temporary utopian community in the brutal conditions of the Nevada desert. The increase in fatalities comes as news reports have highlighted that the average age of Burning Man attendees is increasing, with fewer participants in their 20s, and more in their 40s and 50s. Continue reading...

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Three people arrested over fatal Thomastown shooting

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Trial begins into death of teenager at burnout event in Stawell

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Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit

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Motorbike riders make up more than half of Townsville road deaths

Police, a motorcycle club president and a safety instructor are urging riders to be careful and slow down as the region grapples with an increase in deaths.

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Three-day manhunt ends as man charged over family axe attack – as it happened

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Three people die at Burning Man this year, tripling average number of deaths

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