They Drank to MUCH...

[CoastinG]

WATER! Anyone here about this? I didn't even think it was possible.

I guess not being able to pee would have something to do with this too though.


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Police Probe Death After Radio Contest
AP
(Jan. 17) - Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a woman believed to have been killed by drinking too much water in a radio station contest.
On a tape of the Jan. 12 show, disc jockeys on KDND-FM's "Morning Rave" joke about the possible dangers of consuming too much water, at one point alluding to a college student who died during such a stunt in 2005.

A listener called the show to warn the DJs that the stunt was dangerous and that someone could die.

"Yeah, we're aware of that," one of them said.

Another DJ laughed: "Yeah, they signed releases, so we're not responsible. We're OK."

"And if they get to the point where they have to throw up, then they're going to throw up, and they're out of the contest before they die, so that's good, right?" another one said.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department decided to pursue the investigation Wednesday after listening to the tape, obtained by The Sacramento Bee newspaper, sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran said.

Jennifer Lea Strange, a 28-year-old mother of three, was one of about 18 contestants who tried to win a Nintendo Wii gaming console by determining how much water they could drink without going to the bathroom. The show's DJs called the contest "Hold your Wee for a Wii."

"Hey, Carter, is anybody dying in there?" a DJ asked during the show. "We got a guy who's just about to die," the other responded, and all the DJs laughed.

"I like that we laugh about that," another said.

"Make sure he signs the release. ... Get the insurance on that, please."

Strange participated in the contest during the morning in the studio and was found dead that afternoon. The county coroner said preliminary autopsy findings indicate she died of water intoxication.
Other contestants said Strange may have ingested as much as two gallons of water. Several hours into the contest, Strange was interviewed on the air and complained that her head hurt.

"They keep telling me that it's the water. That it will tell my head to hurt and then it will make me puke," she said.

Strange won the second-place prize, tickets to a Justin Timberlake concert. She commented on the tape that she looked pregnant, and a female DJ agreed.

"Oh, my gosh, look at that belly. That's full of water. ... Come on over, Jennifer, you OK?" the DJ asked. "You going to pass out right now? Too much water?"

On Tuesday, KDND's parent company, Entercom/Sacramento, fired 10 employees connected to the contest, including three morning disc jockeys. The company also took the morning show off the air.

Station spokesman Charles Sipkins said Wednesday that the company had not yet heard from the sheriff's department but that it would cooperate with the investigation.

Attorneys for the Strange family said Wednesday they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the radio station.


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[jproudj]

Muahaha

Don't drink too much water

[mitchcumstein]

Yeah, i think not peeing had more to do with it than anything. still, its dangerous to consume that much water.

[CoastinG]

haha jproudj i guess you beat me to the post

[mitchcumstein]

I hope the JT tickets get used. That would be a waste.

[Hannainnc]

Originally Posted by mitchcumstein

I hope the JT tickets get used. That would be a waste.

haha

[adrenaline]

Puts Glass down and backs away slowly

[~Lacey Underalls~]

Originally Posted by mitchcumstein

I hope the JT tickets get used. That would be a waste.

Yes that would be a shame now wouldn't it!!

[Will100]

if u look up Leah Betts, she took ecstacy and drank something like 14L of water in 90 mins and it hyper hydrated her body and her brain swelled cuz of it and she died. U CAN die from drinking too much water...but its really hard lol

[jlozan84]

It is all about the time........I drink nearly 3 gallons everyday, but I don't guzzle the sh*t in 2 minutes. That would just be retarded.

[MindFreak]

"Attorneys for the Strange family said Wednesday they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the radio station. "


am i missing something here? im sorry. i wish the lady didnt die but that's just bull that the family is planning to sue. I mean no one forced her to drink so much water she that she died. she voluntarily entered the contest and voluntarily entered drank water til she died. no one forced her to. she could have stopped when ever she wanted to. i havent heard anywhere that she was forced to drink the water or not allowed to stop. if im wrong then ok they should sue. but as far as i know the lady did it to herself. everyone is so quick to sue. what ever happened to personal responsibility?

[jlozan84]

Originally Posted by MindFreak

"Attorneys for the Strange family said Wednesday they plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the radio station. "


am i missing something here? im sorry. i wish the lady didnt die but that's just bull that the family is planning to sue. I mean no one forced her to drink so much water she that she died. she voluntarily entered the contest and voluntarily entered drank water til she died. no one forced her to. she could have stopped when ever she wanted to. i havent heard anywhere that she was forced to drink the water or not allowed to stop. if im wrong then ok they should sue. but as far as i know the lady did it to herself. everyone is so quick to sue. what ever happened to personal responsibility?

Where have you been? Personal responsibility does not exist in the US. Same reason someone can spill coffee on themselves and sue McDonald's.

[MindFreak]

Originally Posted by jlozan84

Where have you been? Personal responsibility does not exist in the US. Same reason someone can spill coffee on themselves and sue McDonald's.

oh i know man. i agree with you. i just think its ridiculous.

[Papasmurf]

Originally Posted by jlozan84

Where have you been? Personal responsibility does not exist in the US. Same reason someone can spill coffee on themselves and sue McDonald's.

Just for the record, it was proven in that case that coffee in question was significantly hotter than normal coffee due to an employee error, and that was the reason for the successful lawsuit. Normal hot coffee will possibly scald you, the women in question had to have several skin grafts because of the severity of the burn.