The manager of a Nevada cryotherapy salon was found dead on Wednesday morning, after she became trapped in a frigid cryochamber overnight.
Authorities have confirmed that Chelsea Ake, 24, entered the chamber while closing up her Rejuvenice location in Henderson, NV, on Tuesday night. Somehow, she accidentally got locked inside for at least 10 hours until her body was found the next morning by her employees. By that time, Ake had long since either frozen to death or suffocated within the chamber, which can reach temperatures as low as minus 240 degrees Celsius.
The authorities have ruled that the death was due to “operator error” rather than any malfunctions with the machine. Unfortunately, according to Ake’s best friend Shae-Lynn Bee, the salon was not monitored by cameras so there is no visual evidence to confirm exactly how the accident occurred.