For several hours the pair clung to each other for warmth waiting for the weather to clear, but Audrey’s body temperature dropped and she started behaving strangely. But by now, Audrey was turning blue and her body temperature had dropped to 18C and she had entered cardio-respiratory arrest. “I saw a young woman in cardiac arrest and no sign of life. “When cardiac arrest first occurs and then cooling, as usually occurs in avalanche victims, the prognosis is very bad. “I didn’t realize that my life was in danger until I woke up in hospital,” Audrey told the press on Thursday.

Source: The Local December 05, 2019 16:30 UTC