Woman Overdoses on Water Trying to Win Wii |
A California woman who participated in a radio station contest to see who could drink the most water without using the bathroom, died of water intoxication. Jennifer Lea Strange was discovered dead in her home in Sacramento at about 2 pm on January 12th. Strange had participated in the radio station competition earlier in the day. The winner of the competition was to receive a Nintendo Wii.
The contest started at 9 am at 107.9 KDND “The End.” The “Morning Rave” morning show had a contest called “Hold Your Wee for a Wii.” Each contestant had to drink an 8 ounce water bottle every 15 minutes. After the first contestant dropped out each remaining contestant had to drink a larger quantity of water. Many of the contestants later related the negative symptoms they suffered. One described the symptoms much like a hangover.
After Strange left the radio station she called a co-worker and said she was on her way home and that she was in pain and had an intense headache. The co-worker contacted Strange’s mother who later found her daughter dead at her home.
Water intoxication happens when a person consumers too much water and thereby diluting the sodium in the body. Sodium is vital for many bodily functions and the condition can lead to headaches, vomiting, seizures, coma and death. The coroner said that Strange’s death was “consistent with a water-intoxication death.”
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So has the radio station weighed in with it’s sympathies for the victim of this idiotic waste?
this is crazy
i didnt even relize a person could overdoes on water…thats really sad
overdose that is
How much water would one have to drink, based on body weight, to overdose on water?
I can see the lawyers knocking
And why shouldn’t the lawyers knock? Someone needs to keep idiots responsible for holding contests that are inherently dangerous. That’s how it works: These idiots get sued, and everyone learns that if you’re going to screw around with this kind of contest, you need to get professional medical consultation first.
I knew about water intoxication before, but the vast majority of people have not. So, if you’re going to start a contest, and put several or many people in possible jeopardy, you damned well ought to know what you’re doing.
You can read about water intoxication on wikipedia.org.
What exactly is a Wii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
Anne, here is some Nintendo Wii Information.
so who won?! thats my question
She got second place.
Someone on another board said that the winner should give the prize to her kids. ACK!
ok so heres my output on this situation
i do feel bad dont get me wrong but at the same time its no bodys fault
just as she dint kno wat could happen to her the radio station didnt either its not there fault
dont be mad at the radio station she couldve done research too
im srry for everyones pain in this death but i jus think its bull that everyone wants to blame the radio station
the person who won dint die
its a tradjedy and it jus happened
im sorry
Boy - after the woman that said she was a nurse warned the DJ’s that too much water was a danger - well they should have listened. I hope the DJ’s are held civilly responsible for their stupidity. so sad that the kids are without a mom now.
HA! I’m just glad it happened to a Californian! I’m sick of putting up with their crap. AND, I’m glad it was all for a Nintendo Wii! I almost peed myself laughing, but the prospect of winning a Wii forced me to hold it in for HOURS. WATER WATER EVERYWHERE, OH SHIT! I DRANK TOO MUCH! Nothing could make this situation better. The only thing that could ruin it would be some stupid Californian judge who lets the station get sued. To hell with her and all the stupid Californians who participated in that contest. YOU LOSE! GOOD DAY SIR!
Phildo you cold hearted bastard.
These kids are without a mom.
You make me sick!
Eat poo
omg phildo is right on the money…CA sucks…full of damn liberals…they should have a state wide water drinking contest and the loser gets shot
hellz yeah Phildo!!…CA sucks…full of damn liberals…they should have a statewide water drinking contest…the loser gets shot in the face…deal with it!
Insensitive? I guess. I do feel bad that her kids will be without a mom. I AM however, GLAD they are without that woman. This is natural selection, my friends. She did not die in a car accident, of cancer, or in combat. She died of a water overdose. The only thing dumber than that is the fact that it was all for a Nintendo. Though, I will say the situation is, on some level, sad, I also thinks the situation is downright stupid. The idea that the 10 people working for the station should lose their jobs for this blows my minds. Liability has become a time bomb that kills anyone who is near it. This is something I think is very wrong with America. As soon as someone dies, and trust me, it happens a lot, LOTS of people have to be at blame, but never the one who died. She CHOSE to drink too much water and the ending was her fault alone. Shitty for her family? Yes. But don’t make it shitty for everyone else.
Yeah this was really stupid of the radio and the contestants… does anyone remember a few years ago when this happened to a marathon runner? Drank a bunch of water so she’d be hydrated for the run and dropped dead from hyposalination/hyperhydration/”water intoxication” whatever you want to call it. It is a horrible death though… the reason you die is your brain swells (first headache) it swells so much it crushes itself against your skull.
Still, the point is… this just happened a few years ago, how many times before people realize DON’T DRINK TOO MUCH WATER
I was there…..it was crazy….
sly fox
as nas says
this is another example of the media deceiving you making you think that this one situation applies to everyone
think with common sense.
this lady didnt die because she drunk too much water
she basically dround herself
“Drinking gallons of water without peeing”
hello people. your body will tell you when you’ve drink too much water. it’s Gods gift. not the media.