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Deaths at Sweat Lodge Bring Soul-Searching

Two deaths in a sweat lodge at a spiritual retreat in Sedona, Ariz., is causing soul-searching among New Age practitioners and concern among the town’s leaders.

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"Spa" Sweat Lodge Deaths: Be Careful Who You Trust

Like many, I'm disturbed by the deaths at the sweat lodge near Sedona. For me, the most important lesson is that we have to be very careful who we... ...

Sweat lodge victim's family says she was in shape

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a scenic Arizona resort was an avid surfer and hiker who was "in top shape," took self-improvement seriously and had a passion for art, a family spokesman said.

Kirby Brown of Westtown, N.Y., wa ...

NY woman in 'sweat lodge' death

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Two people who died after sitting for hours in an Arizona spiritual resort’s sauna-like sweat lodge were identified Saturday as a 40-year-old Wisconsin man and a 38-year-old New York woman.

James Shore of Milwaukee and Kirby Brown ... ...

Questions About ‘Sweat Lodge’ Rite Where 2 Died

As the authorities in Arizona investigated what caused the deaths of two people at a “sweat lodge,” some asked whether too many people were in too small a space.

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Arizona Sweat Lodge Victims Identified

Arizona authorities have identified the two people who died after sitting in an Arizona resort's sauna-like sweat lodge as a 40-year-old Wisconsin man and a 38-year-old New York woman. ...

Two die, 19 hospitalized from Ariz. sweat lodge

Two people died and an estimated 19 others were taken to hospitals after being overcome while sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge ...

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Two die in Arizona sweat lodge accident

Los Angeles - Two people died and over 20 were injured after taking ill in a sweat lodge at a new age retreat in Sedona, Arizona, according to local law enforcement officers Friday. Dwight D'eveleyn, a spokesman for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Off... ...