An Instagram influencer’s birthday party turned into tragedy after three people-including her husband-died after jumping into a pool full of dry ice in Moscow, Russia.
Too Fab reports Yekaterina Didenko was celebrating her 29th birthday party at an indoor pool complex. Reports say her guests were filling the pool up with 55 pounds of dry ice in order to create a certain effect for the party.
A video shows several guests which included Didenko’s husband Valentin,32, jumping into the deadly pool. However, the clip is cut short after one of the guests is flapping his arms in distress.
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Although dry ice(frozen carbon dioxide) is relatively safe at low levels, it can be dangerous when placed in areas lacking ventilation as reported by Continental Carbonic:
“Dry ice converts to carbon dioxide gas. If left in a confined space, the carbon dioxide gas will displace oxygen and present a suffocation hazard”
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Authorities report the party guests wanted to cool off after using the sauna. They started choking and immediately lost consciousness shortly after jumping into the small pool. Didenko told her followers in an Instagram post that her husband was rushed to a local hospital after jumping into the pool.
She is known for posting money-saving tips to her 1.5 million followers.