A Burning Man attendee's "Dukes of Hazzard-style" jump managed to allow her to escape from being trapped in the muddy pit that surrounded the Nevada festival. Catherine Gacad of Alameda, California, was going to enjoy her 13th visit to the alternative festival, but instead was met with rain that stopped the festivities from taking place.
The rains flooded the area and trapped thousands of attendees inside a mud pit in the Black Rock Desert, which is where the festival takes place. Luckily for Catherine, that risky jump in her friend's car prevented her from getting trapped.
“One of the officials guiding traffic told us that if we wanted to make it across, we would need to back up, rev up the car, close our windows and gun it, Dukes of Hazzard-style” Catherine told the New York Post in an interview. She was referring to the 1970s TV show, in which the protagonists’ neon-orange Dodge Charger launches off a dirt ramp and jumps over a police car during the title credits.
While Catherine was able to make an escape, others weren't as fortunate. Over the weekend, about 73,000 people remained stuck in the desert, with little supplies, as they waited for conditions to improve.
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According to officials, the mud should be solidified enough for people to leave now. “People were still making the best of it,” Catherine said. “Meals were still being served, music was still playing. It was business as usual, although there was a bit of tension.”
