Burning Man attendee jumps into flames (WARNING: GRAPHIC)

A Burning Man attendee was feared dead after jumping into the flames from the festival's burning effigy.

Firefighters and other rescue crews chased the man, who slipped through a safety perimeter and sprinted for the flames at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Graphic images show the man diving head-first into the massive fire.

Black Rock City fire crews rescued the man, and he was treated at the scene and airlifted to a burn center, the festival said in a statement posted to its website.

The man's condition wasn't clear on Sunday.

The 50-foot wooden effigy is a centerpiece of the festival, which attracts tens of thousands of people to the Nevada desert each year.