HEARTBREAKING pictures have emerged of a mother and daughter's desperate attempts to escape a sauna that would claim their lives.

The pair died when the steam room's handle broke off - leaving them trapped inside for an hour and a half.

5 Heartbreaking images appear to reveal how a mother and daughter battled to free themselves from a sauna after becoming trapped Credit: Police

5 The pair were trapped for around an hour and a half and were declared dead at the scene Credit: Police

5 A door handle on the sauna is believed to have snapped off, leaving the pair trapped Credit: Police

And devastating pictures of smashed windows and battered doors reveal how the pair battled in vain to survive.

They had been relaxing in their friend’s steam room in Jicin, northern Czech Republic, on Saturday evening when disaster struck.

While inside the handle of the only door somehow snapped off, trapping them inside.

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Police spokeswoman Iva Kormosova said in a statement: "The mother and daughter aged 65 and 45 were taking a sauna at their friends' place in a garden colony.

"The owner thought they were taking too long to come out so she went to check and found them lying on the floor."

The police spokeswoman added: "The handle on the sauna door broke and the women were trapped.

"They tried to break the window on the door but failed."

5 They were found lying on the floor by their friend who had let them use the sauna Credit: Police

5 They had been relaxing in their friend’s steam room in Jicin, northern Czech Republic, on Saturday evening Credit: Police

Kormosova said the pair had been in the sauna for around 90 minutes before they were found.

Medics were called but declared the women dead at the scene.

Post-mortem examinations are due to be held.

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