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Similar Anna Bågenholm, Erika Nordby, Beck Weathers Born 1961 (age 60) | ||
Jean Hilliard (born 1961), from Lengby, Minnesota, is a survivor of a severe 6-hour freezing during the nighttime after a car accident in rural northwestern Minnesota, United States, left her car inoperable in sub-zero temperatures. She survived and her recovery was described as "a miracle".
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- Minnesota ice woman jean hilliard survives being frozen alive
- The Story Of Jean Hilliards Freezing Experience SciTech Culture
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Minnesota ice woman jean hilliard survives being frozen alive
The Story Of Jean Hilliard's Freezing Experience | SciTech Culture
Accident
On December 20, 1980, Jean Hilliard was involved in a car accident that resulted in car failure in sub-zero temperatures. She walked to a friend's house 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) away and collapsed 15 feet (4.6 metres) outside of the door. Temperatures dropped to −22 °F (−30 °C) and she was found "frozen solid" at 7 a.m. after six hours in the cold. She was transported to Fosston Hospital where doctors said her skin was too hard to pierce with a hypodermic needle and her body temperature was too low to register on a thermometer. Her face was ashen and her eyes were solid with no response to light. Her pulse was slowed to approximately 12 beats per minute. It has been suggested that due to having alcohol in her system, her organs remained unfrozen, which prevented permanent damage.
Her family gathered in prayer, hoping for a miracle. She was wrapped in an electric blanket. 2 hours later, Jean went into violent convulsions and regained consciousness. She was perfectly fine, mentally and physically, although a bit confused. Even the frostbite was slowly disappearing from her legs, to the doctor's amazement. After 49 days, she left the hospital without even losing a finger and with no permanent damage to the brain or body.
