UPDATE: August 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Two women in their 80s were hospitalized after overheating in a hot tub at a remote cabin, prompting the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team to issue safety warnings about hot tub use.
The incident occurred when a group of women decided to relax in the hot tub at a cabin property. What started as a night of relaxation quickly turned dangerous.
"It's when they decided to get out that things started to go sideways," said Kevin Osbourn, public information officer for the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team.
Osbourn said the two women were unable to get out of the water because of pre-existing issues. They became overheated, and that's when a member of the group got in to keep their heads above water while another called 911.
"They were suffering from hyperthermia and we needed to cool them down," Osbourn said. "One of the women was partially responsive and one of the women was unresponsive and critical."
"We took the critical patient to the shower to try and cool her down and cold compresses and ice were applied," Osbourn said.
The rescue team applied ice and cold compresses to the woman who was less critical, but they ended up turning to a water hose to cool her down outside. After 20 to 30 minutes, both women started to recover and were taken to a local hospital.
Original Story:
The Wolfe County Search and Rescue Team reports that two elderly women suffered from hyperthermia after being in a hot tub at a remote cabin on Wednesday night.
WCSRT says that when the women decided to get out of the hot tub, two of them were unable to get out because of pre-existing issues and became overheated and suffered from hyperthermia.
According to WCSRT, both women became unresponsive, and as a result, one member of the group got in the hot tub to keep their heads above water, while another was able to call 911.
WCSRT says they, along with caretakers of the cabin, the Wolfe County Sheriff's Office, and EMS, responded to the scene.
When arriving on the scene, WCSRT says the caretakers had removed both women from the water, with one being partially responsive while the other was unresponsive and in critical condition.
According to WCSRT, both women were taken to a shower, where cold water and ice were applied for around 20 to 30 minutes, and as they began to recover, they were taken to a local hospital.
