She fell into the cold water and nearly died from hypothermia.
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California, for instance, warns that coastal waters are cold year-round and hypothermia is a real threat.—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 Authorities said the hiker, who had hypothermia, was hoisted from his location and taken to a waiting ambulance before being transported to a hospital in stable condition.—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 Some hikers reported hypothermia, and had been taken to nearby rescue sites, where food, medicine, heat and oxygen supplies are available.—Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025 In a separate research avenue, scientists have found that anesthesia in mice can induce tau phosphorylation through mechanisms at least partially related to hypothermia.—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hypothermia
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