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But instead of unlocking the doors and getting ready for customers like they normally would,

They found a woman's body inside the store's walk-in freezer, in the stockroom, in an employee-only area.

Police scanners picked up almost immediately, and dispatchers were heard saying the complainant had found a naked female inside of the cooler.

And that's one of those calls where you immediately stop what you're doing and say, wait, what?

Like, holy shit, what's going on?

And when police arrived, they identified the woman as Dr. Helen Sanchez.

She was only 32 years old, originally from Nicaragua, and was visiting Miami at the time.

Investigators say Helen entered the Dollar Tree just before closing on Saturday night.

Employees reportedly saw her come in, but she didn't buy anything.

At some point, she walked into a restricted, employee-only area of the store...

and then into the freezer.

No one realized she was there.

The store closed then for the night.

And Helen stayed inside that freezer until the next morning when she was found by that employee who was opening the store.

So loved ones gathered outside as the police investigated.

And you can imagine the confusion and devastation because at this point, no one can explain how a woman who didn't work there, who's just visiting Miami, ended up alone and locked in that stock room in a freezer overnight.

Dollar Tree released a statement saying they're aware of the incident and that their thoughts were with the family and they are cooperating fully with the authorities, which is great.

And as more information came in about who Helen was, the story somehow got even more heartbreaking than it already was.

According to a GoFundMe and post from friends, Dr. Helen Sanchez was a respected anesthesiologist who specialized in congenital heart disease, which is work that has helped countless of families and children.

She is also a devoted mother to two children herself who live in Nicaragua and were described as the center of her world.