A dead death and a seriously injured during a cryotherapy session in a sports hall – Liberation

An employee of a gym from the 11th arrondissement of Paris is dead and a client was hospitalized in serious condition during a cryotherapy session on Monday, said the prosecution, confirmation of information from the information Parisian. According to the media, the two victims are in about thirty years and the facts took place in the Sports de Sports on Air, located Boulevard Voltaire.

« An autopsy and toxicological analyzes were ordered to determine the cause of death with precision, which would have occurred during a cryotherapy session »said the prosecution.

According to the first elements, a nitrogen leak in the cryotherapy cabin is the source of poisoning, according to a source close to the investigation. LE Parisian says she may have been caused by « Plumbing work carried out this Monday in the gym ».

Cryotherapy Use liquid nitrogen, colorless and odorless gas. This does not present any particular toxicity. But in a closed place, it can eventually replace oxygen and therefore cause asphyxiation.

The Paris prosecutor’s office says to the media to have opened an investigation to search for the causes of death. It was entrusted to the police station of the 11th arrondissement of Paris, « In co-saisine with the labor inspectorate ».

“The club will be exceptionally closed this Tuesday, April 15. Please apologize for the inconvenience caused ”, is content to write the room on his Instagram account.