The Woman Who Froze for 6 Hours and Came Back to Life: Jean Hilliard

-22 degrees in freezing cold frozen solid for exactly 6 hours can you go to bed and then come back to life? Jean Hilliard did it!

What happened that night is still mind-blowing and pushing the boundaries of medicine it is considered a miracle.

In December 1980, 19-year-old Jean Hilliard was returning home to Lengby, Minnesota.

While returning home after an evening out with friends, he lost control of his vehicle on the icy road and crashed. He slid into a ditch on the side of the road.

With a light winter coat and cowboy boots She got out of the car and started walking to her friend Wally Nelson’s house to get help. Nelson’s house was only 2 miles away and Jean’s safest option was to go there.

However, the night was so cold that Jean, Although he came very close to Nelson’s house, he collapsed and lost consciousness. She lay motionless on the snow for 6 hours in the freezing cold of -22 degrees. In the morning, Nelson found Jean frozen in the garden of his house.

By the time Jean was admitted to the hospital, doctors had lost hope.

Nelson quickly took Jean to Fosston Municipal Hospital. When the doctors saw her At first they thought he was dead because his body temperature had dropped so much that it could not even be read on a thermometer.

Jean’s skin had turned gray and, although his eyes were open, he did not respond to light. His body was completely frozen, It was impossible to even stick a needle into his skin.

Her condition was so serious that doctors thought Jean had almost no chance of survival. Brain activity was almost zero and there was no sign of pulse or blood pressure in his body. Even his legs had turned black, indicating a possible amputation.

The miracle happened and Jean came back to life.

Doctors, They slowly started to warm up Jean’s body and a few hours later, something unexpected happened: Jean’s heartbeat came back, albeit weakly! At first it was only 12 beats per minute, but it was proof that there was still some sign of life.

Within three hours his body began to decompose and Jean slowly began to come to. In the morning he could move his eyes and asked for water. Later in the day he started to move his arms and legs.

Jean spent 43 days in hospital, during which time she made a full recovery. Doctors said she It was a miracle that he survived They accepted. This incident, which left no permanent damage, was recorded as a story of survival beyond medicine and science.

Jeans, He continued his life in a healthy way and it went down in history as an example of the human body passing an incredible test.

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