Victoria’s Secret model Kelly Gale and her fiancé Joel Kinnaman are stuck in Burning Man hell as 73,000 festival goers are stranded amid dangerous weather conditions
Kelly Gale and her fiancé Joel Kinnaman battled difficult weather conditions as they left the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert on Sunday.
The 28-year-old Victoria’s Secret model posted a photo gallery to her Instagram Stories showing her and Joel, 43, wading through the desert mud back to civilization.
Kelly cut a dejected figure as she and Joel left the festival on foot with a group of friends.
She wore a typical Burning Man hairstyle with braids and chains, over which she wore a hoodie and sweatpants.
Kelly and a friend even tied plastic bags over her shoes to protect them from the mud, while Kelly carried her backpack on the front.
Kelly Gale, 28, (right) and her fiancé Joel Kinnaman, 43, (second from right) battled challenging weather conditions as they left the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert on Sunday
“Mud Man 2023. Get safe,” she wrote alongside the photos, adding in another post: “Every year in this place is interesting.”
Despite the difficult terrain, Kelly appeared to cheer up throughout the day and later posted a snap of herself beaming alongside the caption: “Still smiling.”
73,000 revelers attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert were reportedly told to shelter in place and conserve food and water on Saturday after a massive rainstorm turned the site into a mud pit.
The final weekend of the hedonistic event came to an end on Friday evening when freezing, muddy conditions prevailed.
The Victoria’s Secret model posted a photo gallery to her Instagram Stories showing her and Joel wading through the desert mud back to civilization
“Don’t travel to Black Rock City!” Burning Man organizers tweeted, referring to the desert area where the alternative festival takes place.
“Access to the city will be closed for the remainder of the event and you will be turned away,” organizers said in a statement on social media.
“The rain over the last 24 hours has created a situation that required a complete halt in vehicle movement,” they said.
Despite the difficult terrain, Kelly appeared to cheer up throughout the day and later posted a snap of herself beaming alongside the caption: “Still smiling.”
About six inches of rain is believed to have fallen Friday at the festival site, which is about 110 miles north of Reno, the National Weather Service in Reno said.
Organizers urged festival-goers already on site to “stock up on food, water and fuel and seek shelter in a warm, safe place.”
However, those not stuck on site tried not to let the storms dampen their spirits, while local bars full of festival-goers still hoped to make the best of the dire situation.
It is estimated that more than 100,000 people made their way to the Nevada wasteland this year, making it one of the most attended events in Burning Man history and the event is one of the most highly anticipated each summer Events for festival visitors.
Kelly and Joel make an effort to attend the Burning Man Festival every year. Pictured: The couple who will be there in 2022