# Burning Man Deaths Revealed

> Three Burning Man attendees died from heart disease and drug toxicity.
- Title: Burning Man Deaths Revealed · VICE | Shortify
- Summary: Three Burning Man attendees died from heart disease and drug toxicity. Three Burning Man participants died in 2026 due to heart disease and drug toxicity.
- Keywords: burning man, heart disease, drug toxicity, methamphetamine, mdma, coke, athrosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypertensive, news, culture, Burning, Man
- Source: VICE — https://vice.com/en/article/cause-of-death-revealed-for-3-people-who-died-at-burning-man
- Author: Stephen Andrew Galiher
- Published: 2026-10-19T20:46:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: burning man, heart disease, drug toxicity, methamphetamine, mdma, coke, athrosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypertensive, news, culture
## First Death
62-year-old lawyer Tshombe Sampson collapsed at Burning Man on Sep 3.
## Second Death
51-year-old man from Truckee died from methamphetamine and MDMA toxicity.
## Third Death
60-year-old man died from cocaine and methamphetamine toxicity.
## Key takeaway

Three Burning Man participants died in 2026 due to heart disease and drug toxicity.