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40 Years Ago, a Woman Famously Survived Being 'Frozen Solid'. Here's The Science
MIKE MCRAE
31 JULY 2021
Early one New Year's Eve morning in Minnesota, back in 1980, a man named Wally Nelson stumbled across the body of his friend, lying in the snow just a few meters from his door.

Nineteen-year-old Jean Hilliard's car had stalled while returning to her parents' house after a night out. Dressed in little more than a winter coat, mittens, and cowboy boots, she set out into the minus 30 Celsius (minus 22 Fahrenheit) night air to seek her friend's assistance.
At some point, she tripped and lost consciousness. For six hours, Hilliard's body lay in the cold, warmth draining away to leave her – by several accounts – "frozen solid".
"I grabbed her by the collar and skidded her into the porch," Nelson would report years later in a Minnesota Public Radio interview.
"I thought she was dead. Froze stiffer than a board, but I saw a few bubbles coming out of her nose."
If not for Nelson's prompt response, Hilliard might have just become one of the thousands of deaths chalked up to hypothermia each year. Instead, her tale has become a part of medical lore and a scientific curiosity.