'A hearty bunch': Despite being trapped, Wisconsinites stay positive at Burning Man

NEVADA (CBS 58) -- People attending this year's Burning Man festival are hoping to get the green light to leave the venue after being trapped in Nevada's remote Black Rock Desert because of stormy weather. Some people from southeast Wisconsin are among those trapped at Burning Man. 

Michael "Monster" Goetzman lives in Cedarburg. He sent CBS 58 pictures and video from the festival and told us, "Burning Man is often at its best when it's at its worst." 

"Watching the community pull together to take care of each other, to party no matter the circumstances, to love and appreciate each other has just been amazing," Goetzman said. 

Billy King from Milwaukee is also at the festival. He told CBS 58 they are, "OK."

"The roads are impassable but no one in my camp or neighborhood is suffering or doing without," King said. "We have plenty of resources and are sharing as needed. Medical is able to get to those and help those who need it. 

"We Wisconsinites are a hearty bunch and are having a blast," said King. 

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