Radio Comp Contestant Dies After Drinking Too Much Water
January 16th 2007 02:29
28-year-old Jennifer Strange wanted to win a Nintendo Wii for her three children. So she entered the KDND 107.9 radio competition called "Hold Your Wee For A Wii".
Just as it sounds, the point of the competition was to drink loads of water and then whoever could hold on to their wee for the longest would win a Wii.
After competing in the Wii competition, Ms Strange finished up her day at work and returned home complaining of a headache. She was found dead later that day.
In a preliminary investigation, the Coroner has indicated that Ms Strange's death was due to water intoxication.
So who is to blame?
One competitor has issued a statement saying that all contestants were warned of the health risks by the radio station and were advised not to put their health in danger.
I suppose no one ever thinks that drinking too much water could be dangerous, but clearly it is. Remember Leah Betts who died in the early 90's after consuming 7 litres of water in order to rehydrate herself following the effects of an ecstasy tablet?
Just as it sounds, the point of the competition was to drink loads of water and then whoever could hold on to their wee for the longest would win a Wii.
After competing in the Wii competition, Ms Strange finished up her day at work and returned home complaining of a headache. She was found dead later that day.
In a preliminary investigation, the Coroner has indicated that Ms Strange's death was due to water intoxication.
So who is to blame?
One competitor has issued a statement saying that all contestants were warned of the health risks by the radio station and were advised not to put their health in danger.
I suppose no one ever thinks that drinking too much water could be dangerous, but clearly it is. Remember Leah Betts who died in the early 90's after consuming 7 litres of water in order to rehydrate herself following the effects of an ecstasy tablet?
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Comment by David my David
If they had used VB in this competition, none of this would have happened ...
They would have wet their pants ...
Signed: Legally Insane ... *
In the presence of: (My multiple personalities ..
On this day ...
Tusday 16 January, The Year of our Lord 2007 ...
Shit, just remembered, I have to pick up a First Will & Testament Document ...
I want to bequeath my insanity to someone ... *
Comment by Legally Brunette
My Wedding
Strangely enough, you are probably right about the beer....
Comment by David my David
It's not strange at all ... It's all about how to tell a parable ... Truth is stranger (and deeper) than fiction ...
By the way, I hope your wedding goes well (but moreso ... I hope the marriage goes well ...
Wedding or Marriage days? They're the days of Princes and Princesses ... Me? I got married in the Basilica of Our Lady of Victories in Camberwell (Melb) ... It's the most glorious chapel ... Chockers full of stain-glassed windows ... depicting the various myseteries of the Rosary, and the famous battle of Lepanto with Pius V having his vision of victory ...
Why? The basilica was built by the donations of Australians all over the nation ... (probably mainly Italian immigrants ... White Australians? Too tight? ... *
They even melted down a lot of the gold coin and put a statue of Our Lady of Victories on the steeple ... and coated it in melted down gold coins ... It's a real landmark at Camberwell Junction ... Crowned in her wedding diadem ... etc ... or tiara ...
But inside this chapel ... behind the altar is a painting on the wall ... The painting is actually on two doors (hard to tell really ... On a few days of the year they open these doors ... and behind the doors? The most magnificent representation of a female divinity ...
I asked permission to have the doors open on my wedding day and the female divinity in all her glory ... The powers that be at the church? They granted my wish ... acceded to my subpoena? (Yep ex Cop here) ... Constable Litigator?
(Shit I wish I hadn't chucked all my wedding photos out and burnt the videos ... The interior of that church is golden hues and shades and tones ... Yum ...
My ex's friend? She's on the path to becoming a world renowned opera singer ... She stood up in the choir loft and sang the most haunting melodic rendtiion of Ave Maria I've ever heard ...
Boy I'm glad I'm single now ... VB just never gives me grief ... *
Muriel? Mariel? ... Kirrin Peer-KINNS ... ... Shit I love that film Muriel's Wedding ...
Na, hope you have a good day ... but a lasting marriage ... okay ... (you'd be able to do your own pre-nup wouldn't you? ... *** sorry that's such a sick joke ... but it made me laugh ... A bit sick of crying ... (it just waters down the beers ... *
Hell, I can dribble some shit ...
and ...
non illegitimus tantum carbarandum ...
David ...
Comment by Nina
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Comment by Legally Brunette
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David David David.... yes you are great at, using your own words, dribbling some shit but I appreciate the rather deep thoughts you have there. I also hope my marriage goes well - funny how people wish you "luck" with your marriage these days and hey really mean it!