One dead as cryotherapy session goes awry

A cryotherapy session in Paris has turned deadly with one woman dying and another hospitalised in critical condition due to a nitrogen leak from a cold chamber, according to French investigators.

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The tragedy occurred on Monday evening at a small sports centre in the 11th district of the French capital, according to a police source.

According to initial findings, a nitrogen leak from the cryochamber is thought to have caused the poisoning, a source close to the investigation said. An employee of the gym, in her late 20s, died.