Diamond
5th June 2007, 10:08 AM
I've discovered a new euphemism for dying from heat exhaustion.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21853179-5006301,00.html
PARTICIPANTS in a ritualistic ceremony danced, chanted and played drums while one of their friends lay dying from heat exhaustion, an inquest has heard.
Deputy State Coroner Anthony Schapel today was told the group believed Rowan Douglas Cooke was "astral-travelling" after being exposed to extreme heat inside a North American Indian-style "steam lodge".
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21853179-5006301,00.html
PARTICIPANTS in a ritualistic ceremony danced, chanted and played drums while one of their friends lay dying from heat exhaustion, an inquest has heard.
Deputy State Coroner Anthony Schapel today was told the group believed Rowan Douglas Cooke was "astral-travelling" after being exposed to extreme heat inside a North American Indian-style "steam lodge".