Woman Found Dead Inside Cryotherapy Chamber

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A 24-year-old salon manager was killed after apparently being locked inside a cryochamber, where authorities said she likely suffocated.

Chelsea Ake, the manager of Rejuvenice in Henderson, Nevada, was found dead last week inside the salon’s cryochamber by distraught coworkers.

Ake is believed to have been gone into the machine on her own and likely suffocated inside, authorities with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said to Nevada’s KSNV news station.

Investigators ruled the death an “operator error.”

Cryotherapy is used as an alternative to cold-water immersion or ice packs, with claims of weight loss, health benefits, and skin rejuvenation. Lindsay Lohan helped popularize the practice this past June by posting about it on social media.

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Machines are not meant to be used for more than three minutes because temperatures drop as low as minus 240 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ake’s body was found inside the ice machine after she’d likely been in there for at least 10 hours, authorities said.

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