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A woman who won a video game console by downing massive quantities of water in California radio contest said Monday she was shocked by the death of a fellow contestant.
"You don't think water's going to kill you," Lucy Davidson told CNN. "You're at the radio station having fun."
Jennifer Lea Strange, 28, mother of three, died late Friday after drinking over two litres of water in station KDND 107.9's "Hold your Wee for a Wii" contest, the Sacramento Bee reported.
Contestants in the California city of Sacramento competed to see how much water they could hold without going to the bathroom. The prize was the highly-sought Nintendo Wii gaming console that was hard to come by during the Christmas splurge.
After the 6 am contest, Srrange went to work but complained of a headache and went home, the Bee reported. She was found dead about 2 pm.
During the contest, a nurse called in to the station warn of the dangers of drinking too much water quickly. Her worries were dismissed by the disc jockey, The Bee reported.
Experts said too much water can dilute the body's chemical balance, or even cause organs such as the brain to swell.
The winner, Davidson, said she was "sick" afterwards.
"I was throwing up, I couldn't even function, I couldn't do anything," she said.
© 2007 DPA
"You don't think water's going to kill you," Lucy Davidson told CNN. "You're at the radio station having fun."
Jennifer Lea Strange, 28, mother of three, died late Friday after drinking over two litres of water in station KDND 107.9's "Hold your Wee for a Wii" contest, the Sacramento Bee reported.
Contestants in the California city of Sacramento competed to see how much water they could hold without going to the bathroom. The prize was the highly-sought Nintendo Wii gaming console that was hard to come by during the Christmas splurge.
After the 6 am contest, Srrange went to work but complained of a headache and went home, the Bee reported. She was found dead about 2 pm.
During the contest, a nurse called in to the station warn of the dangers of drinking too much water quickly. Her worries were dismissed by the disc jockey, The Bee reported.
Experts said too much water can dilute the body's chemical balance, or even cause organs such as the brain to swell.
The winner, Davidson, said she was "sick" afterwards.
"I was throwing up, I couldn't even function, I couldn't do anything," she said.
© 2007 DPA
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