A 24-year-old salon manager has been found dead inside a freezing cold cryochamber after being accidentally locked inside for 10 hours.

Chelsea Ake apparently suffocated as temperatures plunged to -150C inside the chamber at the Rejuvenice salon in Henderson, Nevada.

It is thought the 24-year-old, from Hawaii, either locked herself inside by accident at the end of the day or there was a malfunction which stopped the fridge from opening.

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Distraught employees found her body inside and officials believe she was operating the machine without any assistance when she got into trouble.



Chelsea’s death has preliminary been ruled as “operator error”, although a lack of CCTV inside the salon means officials can’t say for certain what exactly happened.

Her pal, Shae-Lynn Bee, told NBC: “I do know that she was alone closing the shop up, and then did go into the machine and apparently did not turn off.”

She added: “It’s very frustrating to know because you know there are no cameras in there.

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“Basically, the only person that does know what happened is Chelsea.”

Cryotherapy chambers are used to treat arthritis and sore muscles, but users are only meant to spend three minutes inside due to the freezing cold temperatures.

Celebrities including Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Alba are said to be fans of the treatment.

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