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Woman drinks so much water she dies

POSTED: 10:33 p.m. EST, January 13, 2007


Story Highlights

• Woman, 28, dies of water intoxication, assistant coroner says
• Radio contest required drinking large amounts, not voiding
• Victim was trying to win video game console for her children




SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- A woman who competed in a radio station's contest to see how much water she could drink without going to the bathroom died of water intoxication, the coroner's office said Saturday.
Jennifer Strange, 28, was found dead Friday in her suburban Rancho Cordova home hours after taking part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest in which KDND 107.9 promised a Nintendo Wii video game system for the winner.
"She said to one of our supervisors that she was on her way home and her head was hurting her real bad," said Laura Rios, one of Strange's co-workers at Radiological Associates of Sacramento. "She was crying, and that was the last that anyone had heard from her."
It was not immediately known how much water Strange consumed.
A preliminary investigation found evidence "consistent with a water intoxication death," said assistant Coroner Ed Smith.
John Geary, vice president and marketing manager for Entercom Sacramento, the station's owner, said station personnel were stunned when they heard of Strange's death.
"We are awaiting information that will help explain how this tragic event occurred," he said.
Initially, contestants were handed 8-ounce bottles of water to drink every 15 minutes.
"They were small little half-pint bottles, so we thought it was going to be easy," said fellow contestant James Ybarra of Woodland. "They told us if you don't feel like you can do this, don't put your health at risk."
Ybarra said he quit after drinking five bottles. "My bladder couldn't handle it anymore," he added.
After he quit, he said, the remaining contestants, including Strange, were given even bigger bottles to drink.
"I was talking to her and she was a nice lady," Ybarra said. "She was telling me about her family and her three kids and how she was doing it for her kids."

[Capt. Squiddly]

Wow...that sucks...

[JOE_DIRT]

Who would have guessed you could die from drinking water?

[Capt. Squiddly]

Who would have guessed you could die from drinking water?

Its actually not the first time I heard of such a thing. I remember a long time ago where a college frat was hazing new members by making them chug water, and one student died.

[Jer]

That's so sad


In 2005 when I had dengue fever a doctor told me to drink tons of water, milk, juices... when I felt like eating something, to drink instead

The max I managed to drink in a day was 1 gallon and 1 quarter (peeing several times, of course). It's not easy to drink that much in a day.

[c.behney]

WOW!!!! I NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THAT WAS A COOL MOM TO DO THAT FOR HER KIDS.

[blackwell50]

That sucks.I smell a lawsuit.

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

I'M WITH YA ON THAT BW 50. STATION BETTER HAVE A GOOD LAWYER.

[blackwell50]

yeh,they better get Johnny Cochran.

[Capt. Squiddly]

yeh,they better get Johnny Cochran.

Yeah, if he was alive...