People Whose Will to Live Was Stronger Than Circumstances

80 minutes in freezing water

Anna Bågenholm was skiing on a steep mountain when she lost control and fell into a frozen water current near a waterfall. Her head and body were under a thick layer of ice, while her legs and skis were still outside.The girl spent 80 minutes in freezing water. She found an air pocket between the ice and the water and was able to breathe. The temperature of her body was as low as 56.6°F. This was the lowest temperature that a human being is ever recorded as having.Anna’s rescue operation took 80 minutes. The girl was transported to the hospital, and she was clinically dead. But 3 hours later, her heart started beating again. Doctors think that the reason Anna survived is that her body was in a “hibernated” state.