Radio Show Pulled After Woman's Death..."Hold Your Wee For Wii"

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A radio station fired three morning disc jockeys and seven other employees Tuesday after a woman died from drinking nearly two gallons of water in a contest.

The hosts of KDND-FM's "Morning Rave" were fired a day after the station announced it was suspending the show and investigating the death of 28-year-old Jennifer Lea Strange.

She died Friday after drinking the water in an attempt to win a Nintendo Wii, competing to see who could drink the most water without going to the bathroom.

John Geary, vice president and general manager of KDND's parent company, Entercom/Sacramento, announced that 10 employees were fired.

Strange died of water intoxication, according to a preliminary autopsy. Drinking large quantities of water rapidly can cause brain swelling and lead to seizures, coma and death.

The county sheriff's office said it was not investigating.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A radio station fired three morning disc jockeys and seven other employees Tuesday after a woman died from drinking nearly two gallons of water in a contest.

The hosts of KDND-FM's "Morning Rave" were fired a day after the station announced it was suspending the show and investigating the death of 28-year-old Jennifer Lea Strange.

She died Friday after drinking the water in an attempt to win a Nintendo Wii, competing to see who could drink the most water without going to the bathroom.

John Geary, vice president and general manager of KDND's parent company, Entercom/Sacramento, announced that 10 employees were fired.

Strange died of water intoxication, according to a preliminary autopsy. Drinking large quantities of water rapidly can cause brain swelling and lead to seizures, coma and death.

The county sheriff's office said it was not investigating.


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRF_WATER_INTOXICATION?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-01-16-15-49-13

I heard about this yesterday on Wakin up with the Wolfe. I was going to call in because they have never heard about water intoxication. This happened to that kid from Plattsburgh a few years ago. His name was ______ Jennings. No relation to me, but it's something people don't think about too much. A lot of people like me drink a lot of water to help in wieght loss. This kid did it because he was dared to at a drinking party or something.

It doesn't take much to fuck up your system. They were saying yesterday that it takes 3 Gallons to do it. But that's pounding 3 Gallons all at once, not over the course of the day. It's fucking weird how the body works.