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Las Vegas spa worker found dead in cryotherapy chamber 'was rock solid frozen'
Sally Ho And Ken Ritter, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 02:00 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 02:12 PM EDT
This undated photo provided by Albert Ake is a selfie of his niece Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion. Authorities say a Las Vegas spa, where the employee was found frozen and dead on Oct. 20, 2015, inside a liquid nitrogen chamber used for cryotherapy treatments, wasn’t licensed to operate. (Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion/Albert Ake via AP)
LAS VEGAS -- An employee who was found frozen and dead inside a liquid nitrogen chamber used for cryotherapy treatments at a Las Vegas spa liked working there so much that she posed for promotional photos, her uncle said.
Chelsea Patricia Ake-Salvacion, 24, was passionate about the treatment that subjects users to frigid conditions for a minute or two to relieve pain and other conditions.
She planned to spend another year working at Rejuvenice Cryotherapy before opening a similar business of her own in Hawaii, her uncle, Albert Ake, said Tuesday.
"She was a good spirit and loved everyone," Ake said. "She had the true aloha spirit. Aloha is love."
But something went wrong when Ake-Salvacion went in for her own treatment last week, leaving her dead alone inside the chamber the size of a phone booth.
She had texted her boyfriend that she was taking a treatment herself after the store closed, Ake said. She also was seen on security video locking the salon, he said.
She was found dead the next morning, Oct. 20, after a co-worker arrived and noticed Ake-Salvacion's car in the parking lot and her belongings in the business.
"When they found her, she was rock solid frozen," the uncle said in a telephone interview from his home in Reno.
What killed Ake-Salvacion hasn't been determined. But her death pointed to possible dangers in an increasingly popular but largely unregulated treatment favoured by celebrities and sports stars. Athletes who have long used ice baths to ease their aches have turned to whole body cryotherapy as a quicker way to recover after exercise or competition.
Police found nothing suspicious, and the police case was closed without a criminal investigation. The Clark County coroner said determining Ake-Salvacion's cause of death will await the results of toxicology tests in coming weeks.
Nevada Occupational Safety and Health investigators said Ake-Salvacion should not have been using the cryotherapy chamber after hours for personal use.
An undated selfie of Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, who was found frozen and dead last week inside a liquid nitrogen chamber used for cryotherapy treatments. Photo: AP
Nevada officials have ordered the closure of a cryotherapy centre just outside Las Vegas where police say a worker was found dead and frozen last week in a liquid nitrogen chamber that exposes a person's body to extremely cold air.
The facility operated by Rejuvenice LLC was ordered closed on Tuesday because it could not provide proof it had a worker's compensation insurance policy, said Teri Williams, spokeswoman for the state Department of Business and Industry.
The move to close the facility just outside the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson comes a week after Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, 24, was found dead of an apparent accident at the centre on October 20.
The Rejuvenice spa in Las Vegas where employee Chelsea Ake-Salvacion was found dead inside a liquid nitrogen chamber. Photo: AP
Ake-Salvacion's death has raised questions about the regulation of whole-body cryotherapy, which was offered at the clinic. The treatment has in the past few years become increasingly popular in the United States, especially with professional athletes and celebrities.
Supporters of whole-body cryotherapy say it helps with recovery from injury or intense exercise and can improve mood. A person walks into a chamber that exposes the body to air hypercooled by liquid nitrogen to temperatures as low as minus 151 degrees Celsius, while the person's head remains outside.
Ake-Salvacion was discovered dead in a chamber at the facility by another employee who called police, authorities said.
Her death, which occurred when she was alone, has been determined to be accidental and no foul play was involved, said Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Officer Michael Rodriguez.
The local coroner is still working to determine Ake-Salvacion's exact cause and manner of death.
The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined she was using the facility for personal use, Williams said.
A stop-work order is shown on the front door of the Rejuvenice spa in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Photo: AP
A representative for Rejuvenice did not immediately return a call or email seeking comment.
It appears the facility was operating without a county business license, because it had not completed building and fire inspections, said Clark County Commissioner Mary Beth Scow.
The death is of great concern to the local community, said Scow, who said the oversight of cryotherapy seems to fall between different state agencies.
“It appears that there's not a category for that because it is such a new industry,” she said.
Hailey Cap, office manager at Rejuvenice, told the New York Times that gases used to chill the air in a cryotherapy chamber can be debilitating.
“I don't know why she would go in there alone,” Cap told the newspaper.
Cryotherapy is promoted as aiding weight loss, improving healing and increasing blood circulation, leading some salons to offer cryotherapy facials as an anti-aging remedy. Liquid nitrogen has long been used to treat and remove warts.
Rejuvenice advertised 30-minute sessions for US$60 through an Internet discount, with the regular price set at about US$100.
