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Shot 03/29/2011## CAMP VERDE, Arizona (CNN) -- A former events coordinator for a company owned by self-help guru James Ray testified Wednesday about the wild scene where people became ill during a 2009 sweat lodge ceremony that left three participants dead Melinda Martin, at the time an employee of James Ray International, testified she gave CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Kirby Brown, 38, of Westtown, New York, one of the three victims Some participants came out of the heated lodge as early as the first round, Martin said At least one later vomited and screamed, I don't want to die Martin, now a real estate professional in New York, testified a colleague told her the agitated behavior shown by the participants was normal for such an intense event Ray is accused of manslaughter in the deaths of three persons at his October 2009 Spiritual Warrior retreat in the desert James Shore, 40, of Milwaukee; and volunteer Lizbeth Marie Neuman, 49, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, also died At least 15 others who took part in the sweat lodge ceremony became ill More than 40 others were uninjured Defense lawyers have argued that the deaths were accidental## HUGHES, BILL/PROSECUTOR; CUTSHALL, BRENT DR/CRITICAL CARE PRACTITIONER## AZ V JAMES RAY FOR IN SESSION## 12:38:32-12:38:52 Hughes: Can you tell us whether Mrs Neuman had any signs to heat exposure or heat stroke? // She appeared flushthe temperature was elevated although it can be higher than thatoften times it's greater than 40##