The museum invested about $2.5 million to construct the exhibit, financed in part by the Eric P. and Evelyn E. Newman Foundation, museum officials said.
They claim the groupโs leader, Anthony Merseal, misrepresents his credentials; teaches a mix of Christianity and the occult and holds strange rituals.
The bus driver and one passenger were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Two other passengers told police they would take themselves to a nearby ER.
Park rangers and agents with the National Park Service's Investigative Branch immediately launched an ongoing investigation following the incident in 2023.