Victoria’s Secret model Kelly Gale and fiancé Joel Kinnaman stuck in Burning Man hell as 73,000 festival-goers are trapped amid dangerous weather conditions
Victoria’s Secret model Kelly Gale and fiancé Joel Kinnaman are trapped in Burning Man hell as 73,000 festival-goers are trapped amid dangerous weather conditions
Kelly Gale and her fiancé Joel Kinnaman battled challenging weather conditions on Sunday as they headed to the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert.
The Victoria’s Secret model, 28, posted a photo gallery to her Instagram Stories showing her and Joel, 43, wading their way through the desert mud back to civilization.
Kelly made a gloomy figure as she and Joel left the festival on foot with a group of friends.
She sported a typical Burning Man hairstyle with braids and chains, while covering up with a hoodie and sweatpants.
Kelly and a friend even taped plastic bags over their shoes to protect them from the mud as Kelly carried her pack forward.
Kelly Gale, 28, (right) and her fiancé Joel Kinnaman, 43, (second from right) battled challenging weather conditions on Sunday as they set out for the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert
“Mud Man 2023. Get to safety,” she wrote alongside the photos, adding in another post, “Every year in this place is interesting.”
Despite the tough terrain, Kelly seemed to perk up during the day, later posting a photo of herself beaming alongside the caption, “Still smiling.”
It comes amid reports that 73,000 revelers attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert had to take shelter and stock up on food and water on Saturday after a massive downpour turned the venue into a quagmire.
The final weekend of the hedonistic event came to a halt Friday night as frigid, muddy conditions took over.
The Victoria’s Secret model posted a photo gallery to her Instagram Stories of herself and Joel making their way 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.
“Entrance to the city is closed for the rest of the event and you will be turned around,” the organizers said in a statement on social media.
“Rain from the past 24 hours has created a situation that required a complete halt to vehicle movement,” they explained.
Despite the tough terrain, Kelly seemed to cheer up as the day progressed and later posted a photo of herself beaming alongside the caption: ‘Still smiling’
About six inches of rain are believed to have fallen on Friday at the festival site, about 110 miles north of Reno, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Organizers urged festival-goers already on site to “save food, water and fuel and take shelter in a warm, safe space.”
Those not trapped on site tried not to let the storms dampen their spirits, but local bars full of festival-goers still hoped to make the best of a bad situation.
Well over 100,000 people are believed to have 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 consistently one of the most-attended for festival-goers each summer .
Kelly and Joel make an effort to attend the Burning Man Festival every year. Pictured: the couple who attended in 2022