Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 5640 OnthemorningofOctober20,2015,ChelseaAke- Salvacion was discovered dead at her place of employment, Rejuvenice, on Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas. She was found frozen inside the cryotherapy chamber she entered the night before at the end of her shift. Cryotherapy is a controversial and unproven therapy exposingthebodytoliquidnitrogen,totemperatures around minus-250 degrees Fahrenheit. Normal air is about 21 percent oxygen, but cryotherapy chambers can bring that level down to less than five percent during treatments. A typical session involves a three- minute exposure to the decreased temperature and oxygen levels. During the treatment, Chelsea’s head was supposed to remain above nitrogen gas fumes, but Chelsea died of asphyxiation. Cryotherapy treatments have grown in popularity with athletes and performers over the past few years for its purported benefit to tissue, muscle injury, management of pain, inflammation and stress- related conditions. The actual benefits of treatment are debatable; it remains unregulated and has not been approved for medical use by the Food and Drug Administration. Chelsea was alone the night she died, so the precise details surrounding her death are unclear. What we know is the cryotherapy chamber allowed Chelsea to administer her own treatment without a second person to supervise and intervene in case of emergency. “It is always tragic when a family loses a vibrant and promising member like Chelsea,” Richard Harris said. “I took this case knowing that nothing I could do would bring Chelsea back to those who love and miss her, but I could prevent a tragedy from occurring in the future.” Harris states, “Accidental death from an oxygen-poor environment raises more questions than it answers, and Chelsea, her family and her friends deserve those answers.” As the investigation and litigation progresses, it will be interesting to see how the industry responds to questions regarding the risk versus reward of the therapy. Rejuvenice, Chelsea’s former employer, initially shut its doors, but are open again while facing the harsh spotlight of scrutiny.