Two elderly women rescued from remote cabin hot tub after girls trip goes dangerously wrong

Two elderly women narrowly survived a “girls trip” cabin weekend after they virtually drowned in a hot tub.

According to the Wolfe County, Kentucky Search and Rescue Team, emergency crews had been called to the cabin around 8:40 pm on Friday, August 22 to reply to a report of unresponsive seniors.

Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team Chief John May told USA TODAY that 4 women in their 80’s had been having a cabin weekend together close to Red River Gorge — roughly 70 miles southwest of Lexington — when they entered the hot tub.

“Things turned sideways,” May told the outlet, when the women tried to exit the hot tub.

He said that, due to pre-existing medical situations, two of the women had been unable to get out of the hot tub. Because they could not exit the hot tube, they overheated and then fell unconscious.

One of the 2 aware women stayed in the hot tub to keep her buddies’ heads above the water, and the other went to dial 911 for help.

When rescuers arrived, they discovered two the 2 aware women had managed to pull the other two out of the water.

Once out of the water, one of the women was partially responsive, but the other “was completely unresponsive and in critical condition.”

“The more critical patient was taken to a shower, where cold water, along with ice were applied. Ice and cold compresses were also applied to the less critical patient, but ultimately, she was moved outside to be cooled by a water hose,” May said.

The seniors had been stored in “cold-water immersion” for more than twenty minutes before they had been transferred to a local hospital for treatment.

According to May, both of the seniors had been launched from the hospital the next day and both had been in good condition.

It’s unclear if the women had been locals or had been visiting from outdoors Kentucky.

While hot tubs are enjoyable, spending an excessive amount of time in them will be harmful for anybody, but particularly people with coronary heart and other medical situations, kids, or the elderly.

“The recommended maximum immersion time is between 15-30 minutes,” company officers said in a assertion. “Ensure you are capable of exiting the hot tub once you enter, especially if you have any sort of disability. Hyperthermia and Heatstroke can be fatal, and this story could have ended much differently without the quick thinking of all those involved with this rescue.”

Hyperthermia happens when the physique’s temperature rises to 104 levels.