Tragic salon manager freezes to death in shop’s cryochamber

A SALON manager froze to death after becoming trapped in an ice cold cryochamber for 10 hours, police suspect.

Chelsea Ake, 24, was discovered at the Rejuvenice salon near Las Vegas inside the device – commonly used by athletes to relieve body pain where temperatures drop to -115C.

Her tragic death has stunned friends of Chelsea, originally from Hawaii.

Close pal Shae-Lynn Bee said: “We believe she was in there but we don’t know how it happened.

“I do know that she was alone closing the shop up, and then did go into the machine and apparently it didn’t turn off.

“It's very frustrating to know because you know there are no cameras in there. Basically, the only person that does know what happened is Chelsea.

“Chelsea’s everything to me. She was my best friend and I’m going to miss her dearly.”

Scene of the tragedy at salon in Henderson, near Las Vegas Facebook

On the Rejuvenice website, the cryochamber is described as “a multi-person walk-in device which exposes the patient’s entire body to hypercooled room-air”.

It adds: “Here up to three people can undergo treatment simultaneously, which is popular with groups of athletes and couples.

“Both devices reach temperatures of about -240 degrees F, and they are equally effective.

A cryochamber like the one Chelsea was discovered trapped in

“All devices are equipped with numerous safety features and doors are never locked, which allows clients to stop treatment instantaneously at any time.

“The dress code during treatment is minimal, as maximum skin exposure to the cold air is desired.”
Detectives believe Chelsea may have suffocated and said she used the device without any assistance.