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James Arthur Ray - Angel Valley Resort DeathSweat in Sedona: 3 dead, 20 injured
Diana:
Just recieved this in my E-mails. Also, google "sweat lodge angel valley" for more news items on this tragic incident.
2 dead after falling ill in sweat lodge in Sedona
by Jennifer Thomas
Posted on October 8, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Updated today at 12:21 PM
PHOENIX -- Two people are dead after becoming ill in a sweat lodge at a retreat center in Sedona.
According to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, approximately 21 retreat participants became ill Thursday at the Angel Valley Retreat Center located off of Highway 89A at Deer Pass Road in Sedona. They were transported to area hospitals where two of them were pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Haz-mat-situatiion-at-holistic-resort-sends-63824032.html
Added Ray's name to thread title. - k
earthw7:
2 Dead, Several Hospitalized at New-Age Sweat Lodge in Arizona
2 Dead, Several Hospitalized at New-Age Sweat Lodge in Arizona
Friday, October 09, 2009 -
Two people are dead and several others remain hospitalized Friday after becoming mysteriously ill in a sauna-like sweat lodge at an Arizona resort.
Three people had heart attacks and about 21 in all were treated for injuries after being sickened Thursday night at the Angel Valley Sweat Lodge in Sedona. Two died.
The resort is next to GOP Sen. John McCain's ranch, according to MyFOXPhoenix.
Emergency crews responded about 5 p.m. Thursday to a hazardous materials situation at the sauna, the station said. Three patients were reportedly suffering cardiac arrest when ambulances and a helicopter arrived.
About 50 people were in a "sweatbox" type of structure when they were overcome at the resort, which provides Native American-style spiritual retreats, Yavapai County sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said Friday.
Many people began feeling ill after about two hours in the sweat lodge.
About 21 people were taken by ambulance or helicopter to area hospitals, where two were pronounced dead, D'Evelyn said. The dead were only identified as a man and woman, both middle-aged.
Two people taken to Flagstaff Medical Center were listed in critical condition on Friday. Three others who were admitted to a hospital in nearby Verde Valley recovered quickly; two were released overnight and one was reported in good condition on Friday.
Sheriff's homicide investigators were working to find the cause and determine if any criminal actions might have been a factor in the incident, D'Evelyn said. Investigators remained at the resort and were interviewing the retreat director, staff and resort guests on Friday.
Sedona is a resort town about 115 miles north of Phoenix famous for its red rocks. It is well-known as a center for a modern spiritual movement. Sweat lodges are indoor saunas usually located at spiritual resorts.
earthw7:
$999.00 double or triple occupancy per person
$1,399.00 single occupancy per person
http://www.angelights.net/tours.htm
http://jamesray.com/events/spiritual-warrior.php
http://www.angelvalley.org/guardians.html
http://jamesray.com/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4PHcSvMF8pPe_CpIRZejl7OD1vgD9B7PM5O0
dabosijigwokush:
i hope everyone that got injured or worse has a lawer
these people need to be sued right out of business
use there laws against them, they would do the same to us
Defend the Sacred:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4PHcSvMF8pPe_CpIRZejl7OD1vgD9B7PM5O0
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" Investigators were at the resort Friday interviewing the retreat director, staff and guests, including some who told detectives they paid up to $9,000 for the multi-day program.
"A woman who answered the phone at the resort Friday said its founders, Michael and Amayra Hamilton, would have no comment. A call to the Hamilton's home went unanswered.
"Authorities said self-help expert and author James Arthur Ray rented the facility and was hosting the group inside the dome, a low-lying structure covered with tarps and blankets. In a testimonial on the retreat's Web site, Ray said it "offers an ideal environment for my teachings and our participants."
"Ray's company, James Ray International, is based in Carlsbad, Calif."
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"On Ray's Web site, a guide for participants of the five-day "Spiritual Warrior Event" includes a lengthy release of liability that acknowledges participants may suffer "physical, emotional, financial or other injuries."
"Doerksen, whose fire district responded to emergency calls, said he sent a hazardous materials team into the sweat lodge to test for carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other contaminants. The test "didn't show anything out of the ordinary," he said.
"The Angel Valley Spiritual Retreat Center, built on former ranch property in the high-desert and red-rock country of northern Arizona, bills itself as a natural environment for self discovery and healing through a holistic approach aimed at balancing the mind, emotions, body and spirit.
"The property includes American Indian structures such as teepees, guest houses and outdoor labyrinths made of stones."
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Full article at: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4PHcSvMF8pPe_CpIRZejl7OD1vgD9B7PM5O0
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