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A 10 year old girl is brought into the emergency department after falling through the ice into a frozen lake. The patient struggled to climb out and spent approximately 5 minutes in the water. The patient then spent an additional 30 minutes in wet clothes with an air temperature of -3ºC waiting for help and transportation to the hospital. A core temperature reading is taken and documented as 26.3ºC. How would you best classify the patient?