Self-proclaimed shaman accused of starting California fire said she was trying to boil bear urine: Police
A California woman professing to be a shaman who was arrested and charged with igniting the wildfire that has thousands of homes under threat claimed the fire was started inadvertently while she was attempting to boil bear urine, authorities said.
Alexandra Souverneva, 30, could be sentenced to up to nine years if convicted of starting the Fawn fire, according to officials.
The blaze has destroyed roughly 41 homes and 90 small structures while endangering another 2,340, officials said.
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Souverneva then drank the animal urine and proceeded on her journey, according to the report.
She allegedly became caught in some brush and had to call the local fire department for assistance.
The firefighters requested she empty her pockets and fanny pack, to which she presented CO2 canisters, a lighter, and "a green, leafy substance she admitted to smoking that day," California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officer Matt Alexander said.
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WTF over.A California woman professing to be a shaman who was arrested and charged with igniting the wildfire that has thousands of homes under threat claimed the fire was started inadvertently while she was attempting to boil bear urine, authorities said.
Alexandra Souverneva, 30, could be sentenced to up to nine years if convicted of starting the Fawn fire, according to officials.
The blaze has destroyed roughly 41 homes and 90 small structures while endangering another 2,340, officials said.
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Souverneva then drank the animal urine and proceeded on her journey, according to the report.
She allegedly became caught in some brush and had to call the local fire department for assistance.
The firefighters requested she empty her pockets and fanny pack, to which she presented CO2 canisters, a lighter, and "a green, leafy substance she admitted to smoking that day," California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officer Matt Alexander said.
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