KPHO: Two people died and an estimated 19 others were taken to hospitals after being overcome while sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a Sedona retreat, authorities said Friday.
About 50 people were in a crudely constructed “sweatbox” next to an open sitting area at the 70-acre Angel Valley resort Thursday evening, Yavapai County sheriff’s spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn said. The facility nestled in the forest about 20 minutes from Sedona provides spiritual retreats.