A Burning Man attendee has reportedly gone missing while attending the drug-fueled festival — just days after a murder also rocked the event.
Vadim Kruglov, a 37-year-old Russian national, was reported missing by a friend on Tuesday. He was last seen on Aug. 29.
The festival attendee, who is said to have been visiting the US from the Siberian city of Omsk, arrived at Burning Man in Pershing County, Nevada, on Aug. 24, according to the friend’s Instagram post.
“He has not been in contact since. His tent and belongings were left at camp, but he never returned,” wrote Sofiia Shcherbakova, who attended Burning Man with Kruglov.
“Please share this information widely. If anyone has seen Vadim or has any information, please let us know,” she said.
“We are very concerned and hope he will be found soon.”
Pershing County Sheriff’s Office and Burning Man Festival organizers did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
The news comes just days after a Burning Man attendee was found dead in a “pool of blood” at the end of the eight-day festival. That death is being reported as a homicide, and the victim has not been identified.
A murder probe has been launched following the grisly discovery just after 9 p.m. on Saturday night, just as a huge human-shaped wooden effigy — “the Man” — was being torched at the festival, according to authorities.
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Law enforcement launched an urgent appeal on Monday to help identify the dead man, with Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen telling strung-out attendees, “No information is too small to disregard.”
Earlier that same day, police arrested a felon on gun and drug charges during a traffic stop on attendees leaving Burning Man in the latest chaotic incident at the festival.
