Not wanting to wait and needing to leave, the 44-year-old DJ and the comedian, 57, trekked through 6 miles of mud looking for someone to give them a ride.
Chris Rock and Diplo escaped the treacherous mud-filled Burning Man in the flooded Nevada desert festival Saturday with the help of a fan.
“Also shoutout to this guy for making the smart purchase of a truck not knowing it was for this exact moment,” Diplo added.Heavy rain flooded the usually dry land and forced organizers to postpone the namesake ceremony of the event to be postponed and thousands of attendees were told to shelter in place.
“Due to recent rainfall, the Bureau of Land Management and the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office officials have closed the entrance to Burning Man for the remainder of the event,” the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Chris Rock Escapes Burning Man After He and Diplo Hitch Ride With FanThousands of other attendees, however, have been asked to shelter in place and conserve food and water.
Read more »
Diplo and Chris Rock Escape Burning Man Festival After Catching Ride in Fan’s Pickup TruckThousands of festivalgoers have been left stranded after the remote Nevada desert became encased in mud due to heavy rainfall.
Read more »
Chris Rock Among Thousands Trapped at Burning Man After RainstormThousands of attendees have been asked to shelter in place and conserve food and water.
Read more »
Videos show Burning Man festival after heavy rain in Nevada's Black Rock DesertAuthorities are telling the tens of thousands of people who are attending the Burning Man festival to to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert after a heavy rainstorm pummeled the area.
Read more »
Half of Danish population supports ban on Quran burning: surveyThe survey is among the first to assess public opinion since the Danish government announced that it would ban Quran burnings in public.
Read more »