NEWTON: Doctors in Spain are calling it an exceptional case. They can say that again after a British woman suffered a six-hour cardiac arrest and survived. Audrey Schoeman was caught in a snowstorm while hiking in the Pyrenees Mountain range. She suffered severe hypothermia, which ironically was the condition that saved her life that's because the extreme drop in body temperature that stopped her heart also preserved her brain function. Doctors told CNN that the human brain usually suffers major damage if the heart stops beating for five minutes, Audrey Schoeman survived for six whole hours. The 34-year-old English teacher said she now wants to get back to work. There will be a lot of interest from her students, for sure. Thanks for watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Paula Newton. I will be back in just a moment with the headlines.
Woman Survives Six- Hour Cardiac Arrest.