James Ray Sweat Lodge Latest: Another Survivor Lawyers Up

The dominoes have started to fall, and James Arthur Ray is standing directly in their path.

Yet another survivor of the October 8th sweat lodge disaster has come forward.

This survivor, unlike the previous three who’ve spoken directly to the media including Rumor Rat, is speaking through an attorney.

And according to that lawyer, she has a good reason for having him do the talking… her speech was affected by neurological damage resulting – allegedly – from the conditions inside the sweat lodge.

The survivor is 59 year old Patagonia, Arizona resident Sidney Spencer.  She’s represented by attorney Ted Schmidt.

“If this sweat-lodge experience had been conducted properly nobody would have been injured, but it was reckless how they handled this thing,” said Schmidt.

According to Schmidt, his client was in the back row of people inside the make-shift tent, next to the three victims who eventually died from the conditions there.

“Each and every one of them, they were told that to succeed you need to see this through to the end and if you don’t you will have failed this activity,” Schmidt said.

Like so many others there, Spencer suffered multiple organ failures.  She also has neurological issues and has difficulty talking. She is recovering with family in Tucson.

Spencer is the fourth victim to come forward.

Last night, a woman identified only as “Danielle” spoke off-camera to a CNN correspondent.

Early today, Texas resident Beverley Bunn spoke to The Associated Press about her experience at the sweat lodge.

And this afternoon, Rumor Rat communicated directly with another survivor – a man we identified only as “Richard” of South Florida – who told of his experiences before, during and after the sweat lodge tragedy.