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Spiritual ritual turns deadly

Oct. 10: Two people die during a self-help retreat in Arizona. Msnbc reports.

>>> in the united states .

>>> two people die in a sauna-like sweat lodge . more than a dozen people were overcome during the so-called spiritual warrior retreat hosted by california-based guru. some paid up to $9,000 to attend this retreat. sweat lodges often used by american indian tribes to cleanse the body, but elders of these tripes say typically a person stays in 10 to 15 minutes at most, at time.

>> we drink water, and juice. they take a breather and then come in and the creator sanctions people to do this, and when some people take it and run rampant with it, things are going to happen.

>> four people do remain hospitalized today. one in critical condition.

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