http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091011/ap_on_re_us/us_sweat_lodge_deaths]Sweat lodge victim's family says she was in shape (AP)[/URL]



AP - A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a scenic Arizona resort was an avid surfer and hiker who was "in top shape," took self-improvement seriously and had a passion for art, a family spokesman said.