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Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion, 24, dies of suffocation in cryotheraphy chamber at spa in Las Vegas, Nevada

Modified Date: 
Tue, 07/18/2017 - 9:58pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Coroner: Woman suffocated in cryotherapy accident - WTOP

The Clark County coroner’s office ruled Tuesday that 24-year-old Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion died from asphyxia caused by low oxygen levels. She was found on Oct. 20 at the spa where she worked after apparently entering the treatment chamber chilled by liquid nitrogen while she was alone at the location the night before. Normal air is about 21 percent oxygen, but the coroner said the chambers can bring down the oxygen levels to less than 5 percent during treatments. Breathing that air could cause a loss of consciousness and death.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
City: 
Las Vegas, NV
County: 
Clark County, NV
Area: 
Las Vegas, NV

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