Memorial services set for 2 people who died after being in sweat lodge in northern Arizona
By APWednesday, October 14, 2009
Services set for 2 who died in Ariz. sweat lodge
SEDONA, Ariz. — Memorial services have been set for two people who died after being overcome in a sauna-like sweat lodge during a retreat in northern Arizona.
Services are scheduled for Saturday morning at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Otisville, N.Y., for 38-year-old Kirby Brown, and for late Saturday afternoon at the Hubbard Lodge in Milwaukee for 40-year-old James Shore.
Authorities say Brown, Shore and more than 50 other people attending a retreat near Sedona were crowded into a sweat lodge for more than two hours on Oct. 8.
Nineteen others were treated at hospitals. One remains in critical condition, and another was in good condition Wednesday. A third patient was released.
Authorities are trying to determine if criminal negligence played a role. No charges have been filed.
