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Memorial for Milw. Man Killed in Sweat Lodge

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SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) -- Memorial services have been set for two people who died after being overcome in a sauna-like sweat lodge in northern Arizona.

Services are scheduled Saturday morning at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Otisville, N.Y., for 38-year-old Kirby Brown and 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. A third patient was released.

Authorities are trying to determine if criminal negligence played a role. No charges have been filed.

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